Three people start a credit website because they want free access to their information. 11 years later they sell it to a company who actively tries to squash free access. Is there a German word for companies that grow and then exit this way?
Your phrasing implies this is unexpected, but I find this almost basic to humanity, though sobering.
* or the German translation, if you wish
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ninja edit: I regret this comment as soon as I submitted it :( but will let it stand. I come to HN to find exactly this idealism that runs counter to the human nature of money-above-all. No, it should not be normal to "sell-out" and the participants I find on this site are the ones I hope will counter that tendency. Continue being disappointed in those who settle!
But honestly, there are only a few tech companies that I see were really started with the idea of being a “lifestyle business” without the eventual goal of being acquired. Yes going public is another option but relatively few tech startups ever go public.
It doesnt sound as sexy when you say: we want to make money, and credit agencies suck. We can suck less.
"You either die a hero, or live to become the villain."
So maybe somewhat German after all.
Source: https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10572/is-this-quo...