and

"... I’ve wanted to be a founder of a company that makes a difference. I’ve wanted to build a workplace where people can be creative, productive, and happy, and a product that delights users and improves their lives. I feel like the time is now ..."

Remember Gabor is employee #1, not founder.

Whether the company is going up or down at this point will probably depend on whether it's a development play or a marketing play. Whenever core engineers bail you usually end up with worse people doing a more incompetent job. Sometimes OK if the value is all in the marketing, and technology is getting in the way.

I think they're all shark meat though.

Seems foolish to leave a hot startup without really good reasons.

That presumes that one's overriding concern is job security.