Enjoy your early retirement (that is what I would do in your case, spending the rest of my life enjoying things now that money is not a problem)
Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
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#312Question - What is typically the future of companies that are acquired by Private Equity firms? As a former employee of VWO who worked there for ~3 years, I'm curious about the future of the company.
I think the plan is to keep growing profitably, but I'm also curious and keen to learn how private equity runs a company.
Saw your posts. It's reassuring to hear that the leadership team will continue to operate the company!
Good luck with everything, Paras. Have fun running the AI Lab :)
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#313what an impressive story, please accept my praise!
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#314Congrats man! Just as a side note, "paras" means best, in Finnish, so that'd make you the Best Chopra!
"Paras" in Sanskrit means "someone who, by their touch, turns anything into gold."
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#315Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is a luxury class at both ends of the economic spectrum, as Veblen observed.
The trick is to attain leisure while also having the resources to live safely and comfortably.
Is it? I have friends who have very little money. Ok, they live safely, but not comfortably by any stretch. They value their leisure and live a good life.
I'm also friends with people who became very rich. In their own ways, they all continue working hard.
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#316@paras: Congrats! If you remember we met in Palo Alto when you were thinking about moving to the Bay Area -- I spilled my tea which soiled your t-shirt :-)
This is a fantastic outcome. Why not keep going?
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#317Impressive, congrats!
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#31816 years+ for $200mn minus costs.
Still pretty good, grats :)
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#319Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
#320Congrats @paraschopra ! This is an incredibly inspiring story for many of us.
A couple of questions:
1. What would be your one piece of advice for someone looking to bootstrap a company?
2. How can one identify B2B problems worth solving? And how do you go about acquiring and selling to those customers?
3. If you were starting today, which domain would you choose?