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Apple cofounder Steve Jobs was once ousted from the company he helped build, only to come back and save it.
- Just because you founded a high-flying tech company doesn't mean you can't be asked to leave.
- Steve Jobs himself was once ousted by Apple (or left voluntarily, depending on who you believe), and spent years running his own company before coming back into the fold as CEO.
- More recently, Uber founder Travis Kalanick was ousted as CEO, following a year of scandals for the company.
- Here are 8 tech executives who were once ousted from the companies they helped to build.
Just because you founded one of the most successful tech companies in the world, it doesn't mean that job security is automatically guaranteed.
Steve Jobs was once ousted from Apple (or voluntarily left, depending who you ask), spending years running his own startup before returning to the fold as CEO. More recent examples include Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick, who left the company after a year of scandals, and Martin Eberhard, the ousted cofounder of Tesla.
They weren't the only ones, either.
Take a look at 8 tech executives who were ousted from companies they helped to build:
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