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In his message, DeJoy wrote that the events of the past few days have received a level of media attention that few companies ever encounter.
Pete DeJoy mentioned about the fallout in a LinkedIn post. (LinkedIn @Pete DeJoy)
Just days after the resignation of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, triggered by a viral video of the company’s HR head, Kristin Cabot, at a Coldplay concert, the tech firm’s interim leader, Pete DeJoy, has addressed the unexpected attention. The Cincinnati-based data and AI startup CEO called the incident “unusual and surreal” and mentioned that it was one thing he “would never have wished for to happen like this”.
In a long post on LinkedIn, DeJoy said: “The events of the past few days have received a level of media attention that few companies — let alone startups in our small corner of the data and AI world — ever encounter.”
“The spotlight has been unusual and surreal for our team and, while I would never have wished for it to happen like this, Astronomer is now a household name.”
DeJoy went on to reflect on the company’s resilience and deep-rooted culture of perseverance. “At Astronomer, we have never shied away from challenges; a near-decade of building this business has tested us time and time again, and each time we’ve emerged stronger,” he wrote.
“From starting a software company in Cincinnati, Ohio, to keeping the lights on through the collapse of the bank that held all our cash, to scaling from 30 to 300 people during a global pandemic that demanded we do it all without ever being in the same room.”
“And yet, we’re still here,” DeJoy emphasised.
He credited Astronomer’s survival and growth to its people, those who “live to solve hard problems, stay late to fix what’s broken, and care deeply about doing things the right way”.
Closing his note, DeJoy affirmed his commitment to guiding the company forward.
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