LaunchBox Blog

Great post from Marc Andreesan earlier this week, reacting to concerns of some people in the Valley that a Microsoft-Yahoo deal could be bad news for startups (by meaningfully reducing the number of potential acquirors.) His reaction? He predicts negligible impact given 1) that those two companies haven't really done that many deals anyway, and 2) there are a world of other potential acquirers. More importantly he stresses that entrepreneurs should focus on building a quality business, rather than exit potential; "The best way to get bought is to not be for sale".

Labels: Acquisitions, Andreessen, Mergers, Yahoo-Microsoft