It happens. Our CTO "resigned" about 6 years after we started our VC funded startup. He sold his shares to the rest of the investors. It wasn't his choice to leave.

You're gonna be blown away if you read a bit of Apple's history ;)

Jeff chats about some recent history on his podcast from a few days ago.

https://youtu.be/bQiGkSCQN7o?t=165

Once the VCs get involved you will soon find the company you founded is no longer the company you work at.

Yeah I suppose. It just is shocking to me, because for me Giant Bomb was Jeff (and Ryan, may he rest in peace). Hard to fathom the site without him, but so it goes I guess.

Things change, and sometimes require you to change in ways you’re not okay with to stay/have it keep working.

So either change yourself, leave (if you can), or get pushed out (if you’re not majority control). Or everything grinds to a halt.

It isn’t just companies.