[WendyTheWillow]

I think it’s his consistency; how does he garner this much respect from SV? Surely, the logic must go, he’s worthy of it.

This whole thing feels like Altman expected some back and forth here between him and the board, but in their inexperience they vastly overreacted to what was probably “standard” corporate maneuvering. He assumed there would be steady escalation, but they went right for the endgame well before passing the many opportunities for compromise that usually show up in fights between CEOs and their board.