While we're talking counterfactuals, how about the scenario where Trello chased that $1B dream, lost focus on what users liked about the product and ended up as

While we're talking counterfactuals, how about the scenario where Trello chased that $1B dream, lost focus on what users liked about the product and ended up as an acqui-hire. Which, I'll point out, is an extremely common scenario. The guys behind Trello stuck to their vision of the product and made an obscene amount of money. Good for them.