Executive Departures

Comments noting that key executives, founders, or leaders have already quit, stepped down, or been ousted from various tech companies, frequently linking to prior announcements and discussions.

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Sample Comments

romanovcode Sep 30, 2019 View on HN

He quit just a month or so ago. https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2019/03/28/the-next-ceo-of-st...

chairface Oct 19, 2011 View on HN

It's far from obvious. Perhaps you missed the part where he involuntarily left the company?

Zaheer Jun 11, 2020 View on HN

Discussion when he left: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19393018

jacooper Oct 5, 2023 View on HN

Didn't he step down? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36089104

gkoberger Nov 27, 2020 View on HN

Nothing against Scott, but he left! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21930336

pageandrew Nov 17, 2023 View on HN

Ousted from his board chairmanship, but still works at OpenAI.

joshuamorton Jul 9, 2021 View on HN

He quit this week, hence them now being public.

alaskamiller Nov 2, 2015 View on HN

600 days ago Exec pivoted and left the game.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7380912Can we stop now?

ChrisArchitect Jul 28, 2021 View on HN

previous discussion when this was news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23376236also about the guy resigning: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24448458

j_s Jan 1, 2018 View on HN

Discussion of September "leaving" announcement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15162957