One thing that soured us on startups was actually dealing with a startup. Or rather, not dealing with them: they folded two years after we acquired the applica

One thing that soured us on startups was actually dealing with a startup. Or rather, not dealing with them: they folded two years after we acquired the application. Leaving us with a very important tool written in a language nobody at our company knew. This closed the door on future opportunity. "Nice product, will they be around in two years? Remember XYZ ..."