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Re:My Sixth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder by al_borland on Friday February 16, 2024 @08:56PM (#39405560)
>you're creating a company that should be valued (and eventually sell) for 7-15X Earnings

Why should an exit be the primary goal? There is nothing wrong with starting a business with the intent of continuing to run and own that business. This should be normal.

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Re:My Sixth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder by entangledqubit on Friday February 16, 2024 @09:38PM (#39405803)
For some I suspect that it's not the primary goal, but when some investors pull up with an offer in that range it seems irrational not to take it.
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