edit:the alley insider article implies that the deal was ALL facebook stock. I would probably turn that down too and wait for a non toilet-paper offer. I mean how much can you sell facebook stock for? Are there any buyers?
You normally don't create another startup after becoming wealthy just to become more wealthy.
That article made it seem like it was about $150m (at the more sane $5b Facebook valuation) stock only. I wouldn't take that if I owned Twitter.
If it was me, I'd recognize that the Twitter hype is probably peaking about now, and it's a good time to quit and take some cash.
but if I was running twitter I would certainly take $150 million in cash. If you still want to run a company well now you have cash and a success under your belt. Funding should be an order of magnitude easier.
Sure, but the fact we're even discussing $250m valuation for a company whos only real worth seems to be its users and possible future profit, should be a good pointer that this is a peak. Much like Facebook peaked.
And if you would sell a company with that sort of traffic and growth for $150m, then I'm glad I'm not invested in it.
b. Even as a rumor, the deal isn't closed.
c. The article mentions that they got a lot of "no"'s from people. If someone said "yes" it's likely the terms are going to be harsh.