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Yes, it's rarely pleasant working for an acquirer. We tell founders who are thinking of selling to factor that pain into the price.

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When do you tell them that? Before or after you've invested?

From the looks of it, before.

"Founders who are thinking of selling" is a clue that it's after YC has invested. But obviously it's no big secret since he's posting it on a public forum.

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