Cisco Is Said to Have Offered $7B-Plus for DataDog

I always wonder in these situations if there is a counter of the form, "Sure, we'll take the cash, up front please, and nobody on the team will be required to go with the company."

Most people assume that this sort of demand would 'kill the deal' but sometimes there are exceptions.

The reason I wonder about this is because it could create what is essentially a very wealthy core team that can already work well together which could then self-fund their next thing without all the hassle of fundraising etc.

I suppose they can do that post IPO as well, but the IPO adds a bunch of work that can really take the 'fun' out of running a company.

Re: Cisco Is Said to Have Offered $7B-Plus for DataDog

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Post by aggie » Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 3:22 AM UTC

ChuckMcM wrote: post #8

I always wonder in these situations if there is a counter of the form, "Sure, we'll take the cash, up front please, and nobody on the team will be required to go with the company." Most people assume that this sort of demand would 'kill the deal' but sometimes there are exceptions. The reason I wonder about this is because it could create what is essentially a very wealthy core team that can already work well togethe…

A core team of pre-millionaires won't necessarily, or even likely, work the same as a core team of post-millionaires.

Re: Cisco Is Said to Have Offered $7B-Plus for DataDog

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Post by winfred » Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 3:28 AM UTC

Lordarminius wrote: post #6

Paywall

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