Don't start a startup with the goal of getting acquired

Don't start a startup with the goal of getting acquired(raymondyxu.com)

11 points by greenfish6 7 hours ago | 5 comments

I imagine most people that get into entrepreneurship do so precisely because they don't want to go work for someone else.

tty456 1 hour ago |

Thought there would be something interesting here about building for key gaps in a specific market vs innovating and finding long term product market fit.

But all I see are simple made up stats and high school guidance counselor level advice.

jmathai 2 hours ago |

If you want to make money, work in big tech. If you have an insatiable itch to build something (product, business), start a company or startup.

torisima 2 hours ago | |

That is certainly true. There is a subtle difference between building a company that becomes attractive to acquirers and building one with the primary goal of being acquired. If the latter drives your decisions, you may optimize for acquisition criteria rather than customer value, which can take you away from PMF.

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