dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoA Googler who just resigned after 18 years reflects on the decline of the company he lovedln.hixie.chexternal-linkmessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1416arrow-down19
arrow-up1407arrow-down1external-linkA Googler who just resigned after 18 years reflects on the decline of the company he lovedln.hixie.chdantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square41linkfedilink
minus-squarelinearchaos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up107·2 years agoAnd then don’t ever, ever go public. Once you go public all the greedy people will insist that you install more greedy people.
minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·2 years agoI think this is a big reason Valve did not go public
minus-squareMondayToFriday@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoOnce you accept venture capital, you’re pretty much down the path to going public, because the investors have an expectation of realizing their gains if the company is successful.
And then don’t ever, ever go public. Once you go public all the greedy people will insist that you install more greedy people.
I think this is a big reason Valve did not go public
Once you accept venture capital, you’re pretty much down the path to going public, because the investors have an expectation of realizing their gains if the company is successful.