I Trusted a Billionaire, and He Destroyed My Company

Why was I so blinded by his money?

Aaron Dinin, PhD
Entrepreneurship Handbook
5 min readAug 29, 2022

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Like most young entrepreneurs, early in my career I was eager for mentorship. I excitedly tracked down as many nearby people as I could with the word “entrepreneur” in their LinkedIn bios and found ways to meet them for coffee.

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I teach entrepreneurship at Duke. Software Engineer. PhD in English. I write about the mistakes entrepreneurs make since I’ve made plenty. More @ aarondinin.com