> Yet another example of why I think it's a mistake to take your company public. If I put in the work to build up a successful business, no way would I ever let

> Yet another example of why I think it's a mistake to take your company public. If I put in the work to build up a successful business, no way would I ever let it be turned into a machine that ignores long term health for the sake of making the stock price go up. It's a mistake if you care about the long term health of a company. But... why should you? Hashicorp had a great run, and contributed a lot of great open source products over the years. Today, their products have large user bases and healthy forks seem likely. The founders and early employees cash out, and it's a win for everybody involved. Nothing lasts forever.