Three data points: The best econ prof I ever had taught us, "Someone wants to buy your dream? Great! Sell it! You'll have another one." And two start ups I work

Three data points: The best econ prof I ever had taught us, "Someone wants to buy your dream? Great! Sell it! You'll have another one." And two start ups I worked for, sold to Microsoft, and destroyed by the absent managers from Redmond. I've got a new dream now, and if the boss sells it, pfft, I'll just keep dreaming.