>> I don't think selling a company is a bad thing. Neither do I see it as an inherently bad thing. There are valid and compelling reason to sell a company. E.g

>> I don't think selling a company is a bad thing. Neither do I see it as an inherently bad thing. There are valid and compelling reason to sell a company. E.g., There might be no "family successors". Your heart may no longer be in it. You might want to do other things. You might feel that someone else might take it to the next level better than yourself at the helm.... etc., etc.. >> building a company with the idea in mind that one must sell [........] is bad And that's exactly what was being implied here.... "The moment you start a company, it is for sale… at the right price". And I have a problem with that one too!