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Created: 2025-07-19 13:16:13 UTC

🚨🇺🇸 𝘾𝙀𝙊 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘿 𝘼𝙁𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙆𝙄𝙎𝙎 𝘾𝘼𝙈 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝘾𝙀𝙍𝙏 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙊𝙎.

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron is out - temporarily - after a viral kiss cam clip at a Coldplay concert sparked internal drama. Board’s probing. Co-founder steps in.

𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚:
•Governance risk alert 🚨
•Reputation hits = investor confidence down
•Potential culture audit if exec/HR ties confirmed
•Competitors may pounce while leadership’s in limbo

🧠 One kiss cam, one PR meltdown. Welcome to the C-suite in 2025.

𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝, 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨.
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