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I don't think that's true, if you control for time. Can you think of other examples of startups that turned down acquisition offers in or around 2006 and are n
by pg 16y ago
I don't think that's true, if you control for time. Can you think of other examples of startups that turned down acquisition offers in or around 2006 and are now regretting it?
- staunch 16y ago1) Digg turned down an acquisition and regrets it. That was probably around 2006. 2) I'm pretty sure LinkedIn could have sold for a mighty sum in 2006. My guess is they're pretty nervous that Facebook will subsume them. They might wish they had sold back then for $1 billion or whatever. 3) Very speculative: Xobni, but that was 2008. 4) Technorati may have turned down an offer in late 2005 that they would definitely take today. I'm not sure these prove anything, I just had fun trying to think of them.
- pg 16y agoI don't know of any offers LinkedIn or Technorati turned down, and I know Xobni doesn't regret turning down early offers. I agree Digg got an offer they probably regret not taking.