Re:Ask HN: Why are startups usually eager to get acquired?
by rick_2047 on Thursday December 23, 2010 @09:16AM
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After reading the 7 comments (till now) here I feel dumb to have missed out on two obvious points:
1) Not every idea is supposed to be the next google or facebook. There are some ideas which are just inherently supposed to be small and not make much money on a regular basis. Thus selling them and having a big payday is a better option financially.
2) As the company grows you get separated from your hacking roots, thus you just sell it to someone else and do something which is more close to your hacking roots.
1) Not every idea is supposed to be the next google or facebook. There are some ideas which are just inherently supposed to be small and not make much money on a regular basis. Thus selling them and having a big payday is a better option financially.
2) As the company grows you get separated from your hacking roots, thus you just sell it to someone else and do something which is more close to your hacking roots.