A former CEO of an ad tech company was known for his confidence and motivational quotes on Instagram. However, his success was short-lived when he got caught on tape assaulting and kidnapping his girlfriend.
After a video was released of him assaulting a woman, Gurbaksh Chahal was fired as CEO of Radium One, but was later acquitted due to the evidence being collected improperly. He did public service and founded a new company, Gravity 4.
The ad tech space is highly competitive, and startups are always looking for acquisitions due to constant changes in the industry's rules. The speaker's sister worked for a startup that pursued an acquisition from companies such as Facebook and Google due to their fragility in the industry.