Jody Sherman founded several companies. Some got bought out for modest success and others failed. Ecomom was his last startup. Management and staff tried hard but Ecomom didn’t work and it burned.
When Sherman saw no hope for Ecomom, he saw no hope for himself so heended his own life.
But there is more to the story, as told in a riveting Business Insider article entitled The Story Of A Failed Startup And A Founder Driven To Suicide. It’s lengthy but you won’t stop once you’ve started reading, particularly if you’re an entrepreneur. The author does a great job of covering the story from a variety of angles, but there is one element here upon which I would like to give pause.
To read the original article: As an entrepreneur, know when to call it quits | Troy Media
