Drastic change in management style with a lot of bias and favoritism.
"Yes sir" culture and anyone disagreeing with the new leader are targeted or ignored.
Other founders are visibly scared after CTO exit and avoid any real questions during AMAs. Decisions seem to be coming from a place of fear and not strength.
Subpar hiring in the name of recruitment targets is a slippery slope and almost seems like it is aimed as a backup plan (very poor) for attrition of tenured folks who have been instrumental in building things so far