Thursday June 7, 2018; 10:03 AM EDT
Getting acquired is part of the Silicon Valley experience. It's neither good nor bad, it just is.#- If you're a founder, the silver lining is that you got rich. But there's a shock that comes when you realize that there are not two definitions for the term "sell out." When you sell out someone else owns it. No matter how much they say they understand your values, they don't.#
- The only advice I have to offer is this -- pick your battles. I've seen people make a stand for the values of the acquired company, both in the company I sold and in other companies that were acquired. It never works. If you have a good stock program, keep your head down, let the stock vest, and then move on. Assume they are going to screw up your company. And if they don't you can be happy! 💥#