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Heroku is an impressive example of founders not selling out their users. They had multiple suitors before Salesforce, and any one of those offers would have mad
by markerdmann 15y ago
Heroku is an impressive example of founders not selling out their users. They had multiple suitors before Salesforce, and any one of those offers would have made them millionaires. They only said "yes", however, when Salesforce agreed to give them not just a mountain of cash but also to let them continue running Heroku as an independent entity.
I wish all acquisitions looked more like the Heroku acquisition. I also wish I had a pony... :-)