Atlassian acquires Trello for $425M

Re:Atlassian acquires Trello for $425M by winterweather on Monday January 09, 2017 @01:10PM (#13358333)

I wonder what founders who have sold their companies for a significant amount end up doing in the days after. It would be really interesting to know what's going on in your head right now.

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Re:Atlassian acquires Trello for $425M by mhp on Monday January 09, 2017 @01:21PM (#13358433)

omg, I'm going to have a boss! I'll be working at Atlassian. Lots of stuff to still do in the future to reach our (and my) goals. And now we're going to have a lot more fuel for our engines to get there.

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Re:Atlassian acquires Trello for $425M by rushabh on Monday January 09, 2017 @01:38PM (#13358578)

SAAS founder here. Firstly congrats on such a great exit, you and your team certainly deserve it! I would love to know what "more fuel for our engines means"? How much cash you are you looking to burn? From most listed SAAS companies spend upward 80% on sales and marketing. Are you planning to do more enterprise sales?

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Re:Atlassian acquires Trello for $425M by cookiecaper on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @09:35PM (#13371290)

I'm sure it doesn't mean anything. He just has to sound excited to keep everyone happy.

I obviously have no idea how Trello is structured and whether Michael has any real ownership or not, given its unique history, but in the case of most SaaS founders, when their golden handcuffs expire, they call in rich, because duh, why wouldn't they? Especially after watching the bureaucracy at the acquirer kill their baby.

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Re:Atlassian acquires Trello for $425M by ConfuciusSay02 on Monday January 09, 2017 @01:15PM (#13358374)

You'd have to check his "Current Thoughts" Trello list :p

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