CEO exits at Juul and WeWork this week call into question the Silicon Valley ethos of disrupting existing industries and chasing torrid growth
We Co. is a New York company that subleases office space, and Juul Labs Inc. is a San Francisco based-seller of vaping products. But the resignations this week of the CEOs running two of the most valuable U.S. startups share common roots: a Silicon Valley ethos bent on disrupting existing industries and pursuing torrid growth.
On Wednesday, Juul Chief Executive Kevin Burns was replaced as regulators plan to pull most vaping products from the market, citing concerns about rising teen use.
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