Jared GoetzZenpire · CEO & Founder at Zendrop

The Real War Dog shares how he quit the shady business he was part of.

26 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this personal account, the speaker (Speaker A) recounts a heated dispute with his business partner (Speaker B) over ownership, compensation, and a lucrative Afghan contract at the company AEY. Speaker A offers B a $100,000 executive salary, 1% equity, and a 25% share of the Afghan contract, while B insists he owns 100% of AEY and claims to be earning $15 million from the contract. Speaker C intervenes, citing a contract and threatening legal action, but B dismisses it, likening the situation to an unfinished house. The confrontation escalates, with B demanding payment for half‑completed work and threatening a lawyer. Ultimately, Speaker A declares that day as his last at AEY, indicating his decision to quit a business he perceives as shady and exploitative.

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You got to watch out for the company. You want to give me a piece of the company? Yeah.
And he says, you know what, David, I own 100% of AEY and I always plan to keep it that way.
But you're my best friend and you're also a big part of why AEY is where we are today. I wouldn't make this offer to anyone else, but for you, I'm going to give you a very generous $100,000 a year executive salary and 1% of AEY. The Afghan contract, I get 25% of that. That's going to make us like 90% of the money we're going to make. And I'm set to make $15 million from it. So I appreciate your $100 grand salary, but I'll stick with my $15 million. And he says to me, how about I got zero cents on the dollar.
Let me remind you that we have a contract.
Fuck your contract. If I ask you to build me a house and you quit after building me half a house, you think I owe you half the money? Is this a fucking joke, David?
You have two weeks, otherwise you'll hear from my lawyer. And I walk out.
That was the last day I worked at AEY.