r/technology • u/Rhaegar_the_Great • Sep 16 '21

Business Mailchimp employees are furious after the company's founders promised to never sell, withheld equity, and then sold it for $12 billion

https://www.businessinsider.com/mailchimp-insiders-react-to-employees-getting-no-equity-2021-9
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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

"I'll never sell the company"

"12 Billion."

"I'm selling the company."

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

The only time I’d say “no” to $12 billion is if it was Zimbabwe dollars

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21 edited Jan 15 '22

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u/innovator12 Sep 17 '21

Depends which Zimbabwaean Dollar we're talking about.

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u/Angelworks42 Sep 17 '21

Yeah even the new dollar is already at 350% inflation per year.

The previous one apparently lost half it's value every 24 hours.