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		esafak on Nov 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What I learned getting acquired by Google This is a bad idea if applied too broadly. Founders often build companies with the intention of selling them to bigger companies. Products that are intended to replace or complement one of the acquirer's products.

manicennui on Nov 9, 2023 [–]

If most of them die or are shut down by the acquirer, why should society at large care?

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