Like making a great successful product that your users love and then selling it to E corp. There’s inherent wisdom behind the anti-sellout stance though that’s

Like making a great successful product that your users love and then selling it to E corp. There’s inherent wisdom behind the anti-sellout stance though that’s both obvious and yet often overlooked. When you “sellout” you are eroding trust. You’re another straw on the camel’s back. You gradually ruin a good thing for others. For example, I’m reluctant to invest time in to small saas products because I know their business model is eventual acquisition, which almost always ruins the product. I’ve become far more discerning and cynical of startups. This can’t be great for software startups if (as) others also adopt my cynicism. That being said. When you have an opportunity to walk away with millions I’m sure it’s not easy to resist. You might even choose to believe your own PR (E Corp has the resources to take our startup to the next level etc.).