A profile of Ryan Breslow, the founder of Bolt, whose $355M Series E in 2022 set off 18 months of acrimonious lawsuits and a showdown with early backer Activant
Forbes : X: @_iainmartin , @friedmandave , @lukejohnsonrcp , @leomschwartz , @sarahnemerson , @dannygroner , and @alexrkonrad X: Iain Martin / @_iainmartin : Ryan Breslow was dancing barefoot in a geodesic dome on the Spanish party island of Ibiza when the investor lawsuit landed last July. Here's the inside story of the blowup inside the payments unicorn Bolt that was once valued at $11 billion. [image] Dave Friedman / @friedmandave : Always got bad vibes from this guy, but one has to wonder wtf the vcs who invested in him were thinking. Great to hold Breslow to account, but what about his enablers? Luke Johnson / @lukejohnsonrcp : Fabulous article about a surreal startup. The founder legally changed his middle name to ‘King’. Amazing what free money can do to capital markets. Leo Schwartz / @leomschwartz : Love a surprise Brock Pierce cameo [image] Sarah Emerson / @sarahnemerson : Bolt founder Ryan Breslow was the archetype of Silicon Valley success: young, charismatic and worth billions. But then, “He became the clown in the Valley,” said one source. Lots of new reporting from @_IainMartin and I on the $$$, loans and lawsuits. https://www.forbes.com/... Danny Groner / @dannygroner : “... they had warned “so many people not to follow his fundraising method,” believing it valued ego and storytelling above pitching an actual product. Even Breslow's plucky origin story which once headlined Bolt's website has been quietly removed.” https://www.forbes.com/... Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : “Ryan Breslow was dancing barefoot in a geodesic dome when his investors sued him last July.” What a story by @SarahNEmerson and @_IainMartin in @Forbes 🔥 https://www.forbes.com/...