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Re:Ask HN: How long did you stuck with your startup before i... by paraschopra on Monday March 07, 2011 @10:50AM (#2297453)
I am curious. Do venture firms buy whole businesses? I thought they invest in firms, not buy them altogether.
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Re:Ask HN: How long did you stuck with your startup before i... by dralison on Monday March 07, 2011 @11:43AM (#2297658)
In my case it was an acquisition and roll up - they acquired my company and one of my competitors, combined the two together and brought in a seasoned executive w/ IPO experience to lead the NewCo. I was retained to be the CTO, though it's tremendously difficult to go from being the boss to having a boss and left a little over a year later.
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Re:Ask HN: How long did you stuck with your startup before i... by tastybites on Monday March 07, 2011 @03:40PM (#2298579)
They do, but camouflage themselves as private equity firms.
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