8 Geeks Who Walked Out on Startups that Made Billions
8. Ali Fedtowsky
Left Facebook to become The Bachelorette
Ali was a contestant in The Bachelor dating pilot Jake Palveka. She did not want to let go the millions she was making at Facebook as the sales representative by running out of vacations and hence quit the show to be back at her desk. When ABC called her back to become The Bachelorette, Ali left her job at Facebook and the probable stock options for the TV show. To Ali’s disappointment, her engagement
