From the outside, it seems like the founder saw a bigger opportunity and decided to move on. So, the primary motivation isn't shutting down this startup. The p

From the outside, it seems like the founder saw a bigger opportunity and decided to move on. So, the primary motivation isn't shutting down this startup. The primary motivation is moving on to the next startup which they believe is a bigger opportunity. Not too awesome for current employees: hope they are getting taken care of.