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I guess YC companies really are all on sale for Christmas.

• gyardley 16y ago
  I suspect the potential increases in the capital gains rate made founders push a little harder for a this-year close. As it turns out, rates won't be increasing, but the prospect of an extra 5% tax likely started a lot of acquisition conversations which are now playing themselves out.
  • kondro 16y ago
    A 5% increase pushed what appear to be a raft of firesales? Maybe there is something else happening inside this incubator that nobody is telling?
    • citricsquid 16y ago
      or even large companies are thinking "hey, now is a good time to buy what we're interested in!". The cause doesn't have to be YC related :p
    • boucher 16y ago
      In what way do they appear to be firesales?
      • dkasper 16y ago
        Woah, orange usernames are back?