that she is already at work on new products and that the time away from day-to-day operations has helped her see where she can add value to the company. In February, Haney cryptically commented on the shift on Instagram Stories, saying it was the “heartbreaking narrative of an individual trying to cause harm,” and that she was “staying quiet at the moment” but would “set the record straight soon.
that she reached out to Haney after her departure. “I felt defensive of what I perceived to be an attack on another female founder and I wanted to help,” she said. “I didn’t know Ty personally before this, but I’ve always felt an unstated kinship with a lot of female founders because I see us as part of a shared common mission of breaking gender boundaries and living the change we hope to see in the world.” Haney isn’t the only female founder to depart her company this year.