The thing is that pre-acquisition mailchimp was an example of a place tech employees loved to work but not for the equity. The founders built a strong internal

The thing is that pre-acquisition mailchimp was an example of a place tech employees loved to work but not for the equity. The founders built a strong internal culture of private ownership and then bailed for a payday. If any other company sold out and employees got short changed, it wouldn’t make the news. https://www.businessinsider.com/mailchimp-insiders-react-to-employees-getting-no-equity-2021-9?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/mailchimp-insiders-react-to-... > When employees were recruited to work at Mailchimp there was a common refrain from hiring managers: No, you are not going to get equity, but you will get to be part of a scrappy company that fights for the little guy and we will never be acquired or go public.