Ok everything about this situation aside, it feels like a bold move to post about this publicly on HN, particularly when you&#x27;re concerned about trust issues. I honestly can&#x27;t believe I don&#x27;t see any other comments along these lines.<p>You run a startup. A lot of people read HN in general, but I have to assume startup employees are _even more_ likely to read HN. As such, it doesn&#x27;t feel crazy that one or both of these employees might see this considering it&#x27;s sitting on the front page and doesn&#x27;t seem to be going anywhere.<p>So...there is a lot of commentary here about how you should handle this situation, but in my opinion, posting pretty specific details about it publicly was among the very worst first moves you could make.