> it has been our mission to help the world make time for what matters. We've built a business to be proud of
There must be a lot of pride and meaning in being run over by Saleforce's money truck.
> There must be a lot of pride and meaning in being run over by Saleforce's money truck.
They probably don't have much choice and Salesfore needs people who have built and launched products (I don't have any info, just a guess).
> There must be a lot of pride and meaning in being run over by Saleforce's money truck.
Worst. Isekai. Idea. Ever.
They have families to feed. This might forever protect their families from any financial misfortune. Any sane person would do the same. I would.
Being proud and being acquired aren’t mutually exclusive things. You can be proud of projects that are not viable financially. They are proud of what they built and are also moving to a place where they can continue building more.
Continuing to struggle for money isn’t a requirement for building cool stuff.