In addition to Ben Silbermann of Pinterest, Joe Gebbia of Airbnb, and Apoorva Mehta of Instacart, founders at the top of Twitter, Peloton, Medium and MicroStrategy have all resigned this year. As the patience for visionaries wears thin, is it the dawn of the era of 'wartime CEOs'?
SAN FRANCISCO — The young kings of Silicon Valley are dismounting their unicorns. They’re writing sentimental blog posts that outline their legacies. They’re expressing hope for their companies’ prospects. They’re quitting their jobs leading the startups they founded.
In recent weeks, Ben Silbermann, a co-founder of digital pinboard service Pinterest, resigned as CEO; Joe Gebbia, a co-founder of home rental company Airbnb, announced his departure from the company’s leadership; and Apoorva Mehta, founder of grocery delivery app Instacart, said he would end his run as executive chair when the company went public, as soon as this year.
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