Tech drama in 2023

I’m really enjoying watching this drama unfold at Flexport. The Founder and then CEO, Ryan Peterson, hired a new CEO last year to run the company, and apparently they haven’t exactly seen eye to eye.

This all unfolded the other day when the CEO said he was stepping down, and Ryan was coming back in as CEO. This is not the abnormal part of the story as things like this happen often.

However, Ryan has been openly tweeting about everything that has happened at the company. It’s been absolutely hilarious to watch as there are not so subtle jabs at the previous CEO built into nearly every tweet.

The tech scene nowadays is never boring. For an industry once known for being a bit more private and laid back, this world is now filled by people with large egos and bones to pick. They’re also more than happy to do it online in public.

It’s funny to see the contrast behind the Bill Gates and Larry Ellisons of the world versus today’s tech leaders such as Elon. It’s the day and age of social media and everything is out there for better or for worse.