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"Who is this?" The night I was fired, the CEO called at 11:47 p.m. demanding the $206 million deal I had built.
Jeffrey Hughes, a corporate development VP, finds serious problems in a hospital-tech acquisition. When he refuses to sign off on inflated numbers, he loses his job. Then the CEO calls him in the middle of the night, and a board packet is due at eight.
▸ A growth chart that looks too perfect to be real
▸ One clause in the memo put Jeffrey's name in the deal
▸ Every version of the model left a record
🎬 Chapters:
00:00 - The midnight phone call
01:39 - A chart too smooth
05:28 - Digging into Ellis Medical
13:32 - The retention agreement trap
23:25 - The seller meeting
34:28 - Emergency board meeting
46:12 - Back in the conference room
Have you ever warned your bosses about a bad decision, been pushed out anyway, and later been proven right? Tell us your story 👇
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