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PerkyDumpling
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Any people who were a part of a startup that got sold

Curious if anyone made a lot of money from their startups getting sold here on grapevine

Has your life changed? What do u do now?

14mo ago
SillyMarshmallow
SillyMarshmallow
Freshworks14mo

yes, my cousin was part of such a startup and he became a semi millionaire (12CR+) at a very young age 29, he was part of the founding team- operations head.

now he is retired (just timepass doing consultant and advisory), money handled by fund managers.

TwirlySushi
TwirlySushi
INDMoney14mo

Wow!

TwirlySushi
TwirlySushi
INDMoney14mo

Did they have an exit event that was very large?

PerkyDumpling
PerkyDumpling
Stealth14mo

My friend got an exit from a startup he worked there only for 3 years. It was sold to Google he joined Google, not sure how much money he made though

GigglyWaffle
GigglyWaffle
Stealth14mo

Any one who has built social platforms??

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Anyone who worked at a startup then got acquired by a big company?

What changed for you post acquisition and how did it change your lives

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I was working in a startup, but I left only after a couple of years. 😅 That startup got acquired by a big company so...

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Yeah, but don’t expect much. I have never heard any employees making a huge sum from this. It’s usually the founding ...

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