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Re: Clockwise acquired by Salesforce

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> it has been our mission to help the world make time for what matters. We've built a business to be proud of

There must be a lot of pride and meaning in being run over by Saleforce's money truck.

Re: Clockwise acquired by Salesforce

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> it has been our mission to help the world make time for what matters. We've built a business to be proud of There must be a lot of pride and meaning in being run over by Saleforce's money truck.

They have families to feed. This might forever protect their families from any financial misfortune. Any sane person would do the same. I would.

Re: Clockwise acquired by Salesforce

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> it has been our mission to help the world make time for what matters. We've built a business to be proud of There must be a lot of pride and meaning in being run over by Saleforce's money truck.

They have families to feed. This might forever protect their families from any financial misfortune. Any sane person would do the same. I would.

Sure but they dont have to act all insufferable about it lmao. Just say it was the best outcome not a bunch of bullshit

Re: Clockwise acquired by Salesforce

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> it has been our mission to help the world make time for what matters. We've built a business to be proud of There must be a lot of pride and meaning in being run over by Saleforce's money truck.

They have families to feed. This might forever protect their families from any financial misfortune. Any sane person would do the same. I would.

Then don't lie! Maybe instead they could say:

> it has been our mission to forever protect our families from any financial misfortune. We hoped we could help the world make time for what matters along the way, but ultimately money comes first.

There's nothing wrong with selling out and getting rich. There's no need to lie about it.

Re: Clockwise acquired by Salesforce

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

They have families to feed. This might forever protect their families from any financial misfortune. Any sane person would do the same. I would.

Then don't lie! Maybe instead they could say: > it has been our mission to forever protect our families from any financial misfortune. We hoped we could help the world make time for what matters along the way, but ultimately money comes first. There's nothing wrong with selling out and getting rich. There's no need to lie about it.

Well, that might have never happened. And don't we all do it for our families primarily.

Re: Clockwise acquired by Salesforce

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> it has been our mission to help the world make time for what matters. We've built a business to be proud of There must be a lot of pride and meaning in being run over by Saleforce's money truck.

They have families to feed. This might forever protect their families from any financial misfortune. Any sane person would do the same. I would.

Warms my heart to learn their families will finally be able to afford nutritious meals, put clothes on their backs and maybe even afford a bike to go to school rather than walking 2h everyday. We need more uplifting stories like this one. Thank you salesforce.

Jokes aside though, many (most?) acquihires are for very little $. Often just founders not being able to continue and just wanting an honorable exit + guaranteed jobs for their teams.

Re: Clockwise acquired by Salesforce

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> it has been our mission to help the world make time for what matters. We've built a business to be proud of There must be a lot of pride and meaning in being run over by Saleforce's money truck.

Being proud and being acquired aren’t mutually exclusive things. You can be proud of projects that are not viable financially. They are proud of what they built and are also moving to a place where they can continue building more.

Continuing to struggle for money isn’t a requirement for building cool stuff.

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