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The 9 biggest reasons people get fired by companies they founded

Eugene KimJul 14, 2016, 20:37 IST

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Being a founder doesn't prevent you from potentially getting fired.

Guys like Apple's Steve Jobs and Twitter's Jack Dorsey are some of the high-profile founders that once got pushed out by the board, one way or another.

How does it happen?

This Quora thread offers a few good answers to why people often get fired by the companies they founded. We narrowed the responses down to 9 of the most compelling reasons.

Here they are: