A Heartfelt Plea to WhatsApp

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I think one of the problems startups need to realize is just how humble the ideas actually are. When a company offers to buy you for 100 million, 200 million, w.e., you should take it.

The chance of usurping Facebook is small. If Facebook is offering a substantial payout, you'd be a fool to risk years of financial security in the name of making something huge. If this were the cure to cancer, then yes there is a moral battle to fight. But if this is something as small as a messenger app, just be happy for the founders.

Don't get me wrong, I am stoked for the founders. All power to them for getting this far. What bleaks me out though, is that everything cool is being bought by companies that have questionable philosophies. I use WhatsApp largely because of their value system, and selling to FB goes against that.

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