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It's pretty unusual to be acquired by another startup. It's generally the culture clash, hierarchy and bureaucracy that make acquisition suck for the acquiree.
by cmer 15y ago
It's pretty unusual to be acquired by another startup. It's generally the culture clash, hierarchy and bureaucracy that make acquisition suck for the acquiree. None of that happens when a startup acquires you.
- chrisledet 15y agoI wouldn't even call Github a start-up anymore. They're passed that phase.
- cmer 15y agoCouldn't disagree more. They're a successful startup, but definitely still a startup.
- chrisledet 15y agoHow do you figure? They've established a great business model, have over 50 employees, profitable, and are acquiring other companies. Everything needed to be labelled a success business IMO. What else would they need to do in order to be pass the start-up mark?
- jonmagic 15y agoI agree, definitely not a startup. Four years of profitable business, quickly growing, and no outside money.
- cmer 15y agoA successful business doesn't mean they're not a startup anymore. Dropbox is hugely successful, but definitely still a startup and its infancy. Github will remain a startup until they can make a dent in the big boys' bottom line, for example: Perforce. Github is insanely successful amongst startups and hackers, but has yet to significantly penetrate the enterprise. Hopefully this will change (for us and for them) because their product is a gazillion times better than anything else out there.