AB Kuai.Dong
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Jul 13, 2026, 06:51 AM
From Being Fired by ByteDance to a $200 Million Valuation: The Comeback Story of Tsinghua PhD Tian Ke Yu
A shocking story has been circulating online recently: a former intern who was fired by ByteDance is now the founder of a startup valued at $200 million. The protagonist of this story is Tian Ke Yu, who was once dissatisfied with the allocation of team resources and maliciously attacked internal projects by modifying code, ultimately leading to his termination from ByteDance. However, this apparent failure has now become a Tsinghua PhD and secured investments from multiple angel investors.
