Start-ups: Is being acquired the best choice?

If the original intention of starting a business is to be a company and the goal is to be acquired by a big company, then being acquired is of course a good thing. Due to the scarcity of outstanding talents, outstanding talents are often bought at high prices in some areas where talent competition is intensified, such as social networks. In their view, there are not many truly outstanding talents, and it is also beneficial to big companies to pay high prices. -The purchase price of engineers may be as high as 500,000 to 6,543.8+0,000 dollars. The purchase funds are usually paid in the form of stocks, which are mainly distributed to the founders, employees and investors of start-ups Employees who are acquired will get high salaries, and in most cases they will get more stock options. Since then, the entrepreneurial team can sit back and relax, and life is not as hard as that of a startup company. When entering a big company, the work and life are guaranteed and the pressure is less. Being acquired by a big company is also a simple way to quit. Dave Macclure, the founder of 500Startup, once said, "If startups grow rapidly, it is better to buy talents with average income than not to buy them at all. Moreover, although millions of dollars of acquisition funds are not worth mentioning to their funds, they are a considerable income for engineers who have just left the university campus. Paul graham, the founder of Y Combinator, once said, "Who are we? Why should young entrepreneurs be prevented from earning the first 6.5438+0 million yuan in their lives? "In addition to the material, they also got? Word of mouth, when a startup company is acquired by a big company, some media will report: "Wow, look at this company being acquired by a big company, and the founders are awesome." It looks glamorous and can be seen by big companies, indicating that the startup team has its value. When Facebook bought Instagram for 1 billion dollars, I don't know how many entrepreneurial teams, founder Kevin, had a halo on his head and everyone was full of praise. However, if your original intention is not to be acquired, then being acquired by talents is definitely a bad result. Contrary to expectations, in a sense, it is a failure in itself.