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The Economic Times
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Vishal Garg, Indian-origin Better CEO who fired 900 employees on Zoom in 2021, sacked 5 years later; here's why

Indian-American entrepreneur Vishal Garg, who became widely known after firing 900 employees during a three-minute Zoom call just before Christmas in 2021, has been removed as chief executive of Better Home & Finance.

Garg was ousted in early August after Daniel Lewis, a hedge-fund manager who had joined Better's board just a week earlier, was appointed interim CEO. Better's board said directors other than Garg had unanimously voted to terminate him, citing concerns over his “judgment, temperament and credibility.”

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