Ethan’s dismantling was less poetic and more surgical.
He had built a reputation as a “startup consultant,” a nebulous title that essentially meant he introduced people I knew to other people I knew and took a commission. He relied on my Rolodex. He relied on the dinners I hosted.
Overnight, those doors closed.
I sent a blind email to my network—just a subtle update on my new firm, with a footnote that Mr. Sinclair would no longer be representing my interests or the interests of the family trust. In the tight-knit world of New York finance, that was a death sentence
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