There are stories in the startup world that should never be forgotten. Eduardo's is one of them. 💔

Imagine investing everything—your money, your time, your reputation—into building something from scratch. Eduardo did it. He was a co-founder of Facebook alongside Mark Zuckerberg, placing his full trust in the project and his partner. But here’s the brutal part: one day he walked into the office thinking he was still the CFO. When he left, he discovered he no longer existed at the company.

What happened next was almost cinematic. His shares—34.4% of the total representing his initial stake—were quietly diluted down to just 0.03%. It wasn’t an administrative error. It was a calculated move, orchestrated behind his back while he believed he was within the inner circle.

The person who did it was Zuckerberg. His own friend. The same one with whom he built the empire. The signature on those new documents was his expulsion.

This story is a brutal reminder of the importance of protecting your equity stake, of having real lawyers, of not trusting blindly—even in your closest friends. In the world of startups and cryptocurrencies, numbers don’t lie. Nor do contracts.

Eduardo eventually recovered financially, but the damage was already done. Sometimes money isn’t everything.