Rich vs. King in the Real World: Why I sold my company
Monday, October 19th, 2009
I sold my company, Smart Bear, in December of 2007. I haven’t talked about it at all on this blog, and it’s time I spill my guts about the whole affair.
You’d think selling a company would be a glamorous, exuberant experience, but I was surprised at the reactions I got. These are actual quotes:
“How could you sell your baby? I’m shocked.” “I thought you said things were going well. Hmm.” “You’re such a sell-out! You used to be one of the few cool people I knew.”Interestingly, 100% of the negative reactions were from people who had never ..read more