Bitwise & Betrayal: Inside the fraud scandal that shook Fresno
Tim Sheehan and Robert Rodriguez
4 episodes
9 months ago
It began in 2013 as a promising effort to train and develop a technology community in Fresno. A decade later, the collapse of Bitwise Industries stunned the city, with employees left without paychecks, investors and lenders owed tens of millions of dollars, and the company’s founders facing federal fraud charges.
Bitwise Podcast coming December 18, 2024.
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It began in 2013 as a promising effort to train and develop a technology community in Fresno. A decade later, the collapse of Bitwise Industries stunned the city, with employees left without paychecks, investors and lenders owed tens of millions of dollars, and the company’s founders facing federal fraud charges.
Bitwise Podcast coming December 18, 2024.
Bitwise & Betrayal: Inside the fraud scandal that shook Fresno
27 minutes
10 months ago
Episode 2: Bitwise fraud and disillusionment
Bitwise Industries, a one-time technology darling in Fresno, California, began to grow beyond Fresno to other California cities and, later, to other states. But beneath the façade of rapid expansion, those behind the scenes could see trouble looming on the horizon. In this episode, hear how disillusionment began to creep into the narrative that Bitwise’s founders wove.
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Bitwise & Betrayal: Inside the fraud scandal that shook Fresno
It began in 2013 as a promising effort to train and develop a technology community in Fresno. A decade later, the collapse of Bitwise Industries stunned the city, with employees left without paychecks, investors and lenders owed tens of millions of dollars, and the company’s founders facing federal fraud charges.
Bitwise Podcast coming December 18, 2024.
