I think this is not about the engineers that built the company, but about the VCs that funded it. Usually the contractual conditions put the VCs in control of t

I think this is not about the engineers that built the company, but about the VCs that funded it. Usually the contractual conditions put the VCs in control of the situation so they can take an exit when it presents itself. Sometimes the original owners get nothing out of these acquisitions. Edit: clarification.