Don't start a startup with the goal of getting acquired

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jmathai•35 minutes ago

If you want to make money, work in big tech. If you have an insatiable itch to build something (product, business), start a company or startup.

torisima•25 minutes ago

That is certainly true. There is a subtle difference between building a company that becomes attractive to acquirers and building one with the primary goal of being acquired. If the latter drives your decisions, you may optimize for acquisition criteria rather than customer value, which can take you away from PMF.

prettyblocks•about 1 hour ago

I imagine most people that get into entrepreneurship do so precisely because they don't want to go work for someone else.