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2021-04-29 Science & Technology

Co-founder of $2B startup says he was fired for taking LSD at work

[FoxBusiness] The use of LSD as a creative accelerant and microdosing as a tool to focus has become increasingly popular, particularly in Silicon Valley.

San Francisco-based Iterable reportedly sent out a memo to staff on Monday announcing that co-founder Justin Zhu was fired for violating company policy, but Zhu told Bloomberg on Tuesday that the board ousted him for taking the psychedelic before a meeting in 2019.

Zhu told Bloomberg he was experimenting by taking a small amount of the psychedelic, or microdosing, to boost his focus. A representative for Iterable did not return the New York Post’s request for comment.

The use of LSD is illegal in the U.S. and the Drug Enforcement Agency classifies it as a Schedule I substance, which also includes marijuana, heroin and ecstasy. But the use of LSD as a creative accelerant and microdosing as a tool to focus has become increasingly popular, particularly in Silicon Valley, where Apple co-founder Steve Jobs spoke openly about his use of the drug.

Zhu, who previously worked at Google and Twitter, co-founded Iterable in 2013 along with Andrew Boni. By Wednesday morning, Iterable had removed Justin Zhu from the leadership team listed on its website and named Andrew Boni CEO.

Boni reportedly said in the memo to staff that Zhu’s not only violated the company’s "policies and values," but his "behavior also undermined the board’s confidence in Justin’s ability to lead the company going forward."

Posted by Skidmark 2021-04-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Isn't it amazing how much serious science and inventing was done by people who never took LSD? Just sayin'...

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-29 07:17|| 2021-04-29 07:17|| Front Page Top

#2 If microbuses increase your focus how did anyone at the meeting know he'd taken the LSD? More likely he was staring and babbling during the meeting and they debated calling for medical help.

Posted by rjschwarz 2021-04-29 09:10|| 2021-04-29 09:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Justin Zhu was fired for violating company policy

Avoided the Friday Group Snort and instead was found playing to his own groove, the bastard.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-04-29 10:39|| 2021-04-29 10:39|| Front Page Top

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