Ethan went viral.
It wasn't because of his product. It was because everyone found out how shameless he was.
Someone uploaded the video from the funding announcement, and the headlines grew more vicious by the hour.
"Startup Founder Dumps Girlfriend Before Funding, Then Learns She Was the Real Backer"
"A Live Demonstration of How to Betray the Woman Who Built Your Company"
"Founder? More Like Fraudster"
Ruby came up with the last one.
I sent her $200 and texted her.
Ruby: I've still got another 500 characters of insults in me.
Natalie: Mind the labor laws.
Ethan's company went into a tailspin.
After Evermont pulled out, the other firms decided to sit back and watch. Business partners fired off formal notices demanding the company reconfirm who owned its IP.
Employees started lin
