And thanks for telling them -- for better or worse. The grand story of the web is personalized through these kinds of anecdotes. And the advice/opinions are honest. If you sell, you must be prepared to deal with changes in direction you disagree with. When push comes to shove, you will lose if you can't persuade. There's no more tell, after the sell.

And they are great stories!

Hear hear, I'd love to read more of them!

I experienced acquisition hell when the company I worked for got bought by EMC. EMC all but destroyed it.