Modern Day Pirates

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I got fired just before my son was born

It taught me something.

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Geoff Talbot
Jan 02, 2026
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Putting your life in someone else’s hands never feels good.

There’s a lot of trust required.

Your security can get snatched from you in a second.

This happened right before my son Gabriel was born. I was pulled into the office of a start-up in Los Angeles and fired because I refused to do something that I knew was illegal.

That’s one of the reasons why I a…

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