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The difference is that Gitlab has publicly stated, from the beginning, that the goal is an IPO: > Stay independent so we can preserve our values. Since we took
by TAForObvReasons 8y ago
The difference is that Gitlab has publicly stated, from the beginning, that the goal is an IPO:
> Stay independent so we can preserve our values. Since we took external investment we need a liquidity event. To stay independent we want that to be an IPO instead of being acquired.
https://about.gitlab.com/strategy/ https://about.gitlab.com/strategy/
- bigtones 8y agoThis is such bull. They are backed by Google Ventures and Khosla Ventures who would vote with their preferential shares to sell GitLab for $7.5 Billion dollars without question. They're in the exact same bucket as GitHub except no where near as successful.
- skinnymuch 8y agoThere’s no way Gitlab is turning down multiple billions of dollars like GitHub. They likely burn even more money than GitHub since their free offerings are bigger.