I worked in a 20-person startup that was acquired by a big telco right before the dotcom burst i.e. under trying circumstances. I've come to think of this as ra

I worked in a 20-person startup that was acquired by a big telco right before the dotcom burst i.e. under trying circumstances. I've come to think of this as rather well handled. For the most part we kept our own office, culture, internet connection, and sense of identity. From my perspective as a humble engineer it felt like we were an independent OEM supplier to the mother company. We had fun and produced good products for about 5 years.