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Even when you rephrase it charitably, it still sounds like the acquirer's CEO is talking trash about someone these employees have followed for years. At best,

Even when you rephrase it charitably, it still sounds like the acquirer's CEO is talking trash about someone these employees have followed for years. At best, it's a "you guys are great, but your ex-boss is a terrible negotiator and didn't know what you were worth." There's no reason to say that aloud.

mark-r 12y ago
It wasn't that the founder was a bad negotiator, he was just outsmarted. The agreed share price was tied to a metric that the acquirer understood much better than the founder.
- etjossem 12y ago
  Either way, it's a weird thing for the acquiring CEO to boast about at an all-hands.