Lewandowski Is Out as Trump's Campaign Flails Like a Desperate Startup
Fired founders. Desperate fundraising pleas. A dwindling user base. Trump the startup would not go far in the Silicon Valley.
Silicon Valley's inventions have benefitted Donald Trump more than any candidate ever. But if the Trump campaign were a startup in the land of Facebook and Twitter, well, it's unlikely venture capitalists would be looking to invest. The presumptive Republican nominee's New York-based operation looks like a once high-flying startup now on its way down—witness this morning's latest upheaval, the ousting of Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. The turmoil, the drama, the desperate search for money: the Trump campaign is looking like so many startups that have caught fire before flaming out.