All very true. I actually meant to mention something along those lines but it's been a long day... I should have mentioned that being successful with your own

All very true. I actually meant to mention something along those lines but it's been a long day... I should have mentioned that being successful with your own startup is overall more important because you are definitely not guaranteed an exit/acquisition. But keeping exits/acquisitions in mind while creating your infrastructure will greatly increase your ease and your chances of expansion and/or acquisition.