The Cut That Killed the Company

Summary

I spent seven years building a tech startup from scratch alongside my childhood friend. My self-developed ad-targeting algorithm was the sole engine keeping the entire company afloat.

But the moment his new girlfriend joined the firm, she made me her primary target.

"Why are we paying eighty thousand a year to a basic data administrator? All she does is run templates and execute simple scripts."

"Starting today, your salary is cut to twenty thousand. You will handle basic data entry, and I will take over the core algorithm."