I don’t think any back alley drama needs to have happened.
Founding a company is much different from running it.
I'd consider founding exiting for the first years, but later rather boring.
Nobody wants to be a one trick pony. Even if you are successful beyond your wildest dreams, people want more than one act in their lives.
If I had founded docker, I'd be retiring now[1], because I've done other things and this might feel like the cherry on top. But he's only 34.
[1] If I knew how, which I don't. At best I'd switch fields and start over on something else I care about.
I don’t think any back alley drama needs to have happened.