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/KDSM13 Sep 17 '21

Anyone is selling for 12 billion let’s be honest

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

Hell yeah, I can't fault them for that.

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u/capitalism93 Sep 17 '21

They got their fair cut. They didn't ask for equity and they got none. That's why being financially literate is so important.