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BRB$ - S1 E4: Backstabs & Boardroom Battles: How Startups Get Eaten Alive from the Inside

BRB$ - S1 E4: Backstabs & Boardroom Battles: How Startups Get Eaten Alive from the Inside

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Josh and Mike rip the cover off startup infighting — boardroom betrayals, toxic investors, and founders stabbing each other in the back. From hostile takeovers and power grabs to VCs turning helpful advice into sabotage, this episode lays out why so many promising companies crash and burn behind closed doors.

  • Real founder scars: war stories about investor demands, backstabbing board members, and partners gone rogue.
  • How so-called ‘strategic guidance’ from investors can torpedo trust, creativity, and team morale.
  • Current examples: investor-founder feuds spiraling into company implosions, CEOs forced out by politics and poison pills.
  • Survival guide: how to spot a toxic partner, cut losses, and build a startup that doesn’t self-destruct at the table.

Grab a drink. It’s going to get nasty, and fun.

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