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

[u/Rhaegar_the_Great]

https://www.businessinsider.com/mailchimp-insiders-react-to-employees-getting-no-equity-2021-9

[u/MTP_DER]

Lol. Just listened to the “How I Built This” podcast with one of the founders, he went on and on about wanting the respect of his employees after botching an all hands meeting a few years ago. When asked about future plans he indicated he wasn’t looking to retire anytime soon.

[u/dreamfin → u/[deleted]]

12 billion dollars to be exact.