"(If anything, his later-stage investors were not thrilled that he was selling so quickly; they would have preferred a much larger, later exit, given Mint's lon

"(If anything, his later-stage investors were not thrilled that he was selling so quickly; they would have preferred a much larger, later exit, given Mint's long-term potential.)" Pretty sure I said exactly that here. Seemed fairly obvious that either it was a fire sale or some VCs would have preferred going for more. Probably what I'd not considered is that no VC wants to be in the position of blocking an exit of a company still run by the founders.