"the best way to get bought is to not be for sale." Worth it's weight in gold! The startup I worked for previously was so obsessed with making the right noise

"the best way to get bought is to not be for sale." Worth it's weight in gold! The startup I worked for previously was so obsessed with making the right noises and preparing themselves to be acquired that they forgot all about usability, reliability and making a product that actually made a difference to the user's work flow. And they are still waiting to be acquired 4 years after they began.