nope

[gimmmeetheloold]

hg

[DagobertDuck]

you can't do business if you never trust people... this is why you should pick people very very carefully... i dont know anymore who to trust

I know this is two months old but when they can kick you like that then you fucked up something at the agreement

[Patience222]

Almost 4 years ago, I founded my second tech startup company. I started and run it all by myself till the next 1.5 year where I got our first angel investment of 50K euros and made the first hires.

 

I left my friends, family, studies back in Thessaloniki and went to Athens to fully pursue it full time. I left my GF Anastasia in Thessaloniki and we tried a long-distance relationship.

 

 

Everything was like a dream. People were praising me at such a young age, my friends admired me.

 

1 year later, we got a Venture Capital and 3 angel investors from Boston and San Francisco to put another 100K euros in our startup. We expanded our operations and our team.

 

Meanwhile, my long-distance relationship with Anastasia was getting sad and ugly so recently we decided to end it forever.

 

 

In summer 2019 we had to hit some major sales goals which we didn't. We couldn't secure a follow-on investment. The team and board got upset. I made some mistakes but man... I've tried my best!

 

As of now that i am writing this, I just got off a 2-hour call with our board of directors. They decided to remove me from CEO, leaving me with no job, no salary, no board voting rights.

 

I had 52% equity in my startup but the "Reverse founders vesting" clause that I've signed..... says that If I leave before the 1st year of the contract... I am just keeping 5%.

 

 

 

 

 

Now, I have to go back to my studies. No friends since they all graduated. No girlfriend. Went from 52% of shares to just 5%. I fucking founded this company myself, I fucking brought all these people together!

 

 

 

I am so embarrassed to even tell it to my year-long friends or family....

 

 

 

 

 

I am taking a step back.... taking a break.... life isn't fair.

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[Patience222]

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Sad to hear your story. You took a risk. I admire that, but I personally would keep my girlfriend with me, wherever I am. Distance ain't good. Since you had a greek girlfriend you do not speak Greek? Because I am greek, too.

[710Meister]

I lost more than 50K myself just by making bad decisions irl, took me a bit of time to get it together again, but i did. You can too, just dont let it bring you down

[crystaluwu]

sorry to hear that, hope you are well my man

[rileyreid]

:joduscry:

[Kurwa]

@HomesickForUs how are u now

[HomesickForUs]

@HomesickForUs how are u now

Fine. I'm talking with Anastasia 1 time per 1-2 months now, she's contacting me and she's feeling so shitty with her life. Anyways..

[Kurwa]

hope all will went good