> What would it mean for the startup ecosystem if getting bought by a conglomerate was a less plausible exit? I guess going public would be the move realistica

> What would it mean for the startup ecosystem if getting bought by a conglomerate was a less plausible exit? I guess going public would be the move realistically. I would prefer to see a shift toward startups aiming for solvency though, which I believe would make better companies. Companies that fit a role in society better. Free market capitalism isn't really happening if consumers aren't paying for anything and the money rains in from the VC heavens instead.