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> Being acquired or acqui-hired(soft landing) means the company (and probably the culture) is gone. So what? An exit is an exit, as it means the investor gets
by stale2002 9y ago
> Being acquired or acqui-hired(soft landing) means the company (and probably the culture) is gone.
So what? An exit is an exit, as it means the investor gets their money.
The one and only metric to look at is total value or total returns on investment.
- dsacco 9y agoAn aquihire is not always a positive exit. More generally, not all liquidity events are positive outcomes for all parties involved, including investors. Many exits are agreed to by all parties to cut their losses and recoup some amount of the original investment.
- joeblau 9y agoAn exit is not an exit for everyone. In a lot of cases, employees are investors too and sometimes acquihires are only wins for people that own preferred stock (vC's, founders), not common stock.