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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 8 Sep 2015

    If you're a startup founder and you find yourself using the phrase "find an acquirer," you are on a path that will end badly.

    4:15 PM - 8 Sep 2015
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      1. Vinodh David‏ @vinodhdavid 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg lately business definition has changed. idea - funding - burn $$ - get acquired - this is the biz plan for many than making profit.

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      1. AJ Slater‏ @ajslater 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg says the guy who found an aquirer

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      1. Colin Percival‏ @cperciva 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg Unless perhaps the context is "you go find an acquirer if you want, I'll keep focusing on growing the company"?

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      1. OneEarth OneHumanity‏ @OneEarthOneHuma 10 Sep 2015
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        @paulg #Peace without #justice and #Empathy is like a pink elephant flying – fantasy - please watch&retweet- http://www.1e1h.com 

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      1. Maurice Bakker‏ @MauriceEBakker 10 Sep 2015
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        @paulg that is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth!

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      1. Luke Brown‏ @Lukester00 9 Sep 2015
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        @paulg This is often accompanied by a voice of desperation

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      1. neerajshukla‏ @shklnrj 9 Sep 2015
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        @paulg well! have heard that. My reaction was...meh, really ?

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      1. Ishan‏ @1SH4N 9 Sep 2015
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        @paulg @shiladitya :)

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      1. Aman Shrivastava‏ @moadkid 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg Says the person who sold viaweb to yahoo.

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      1.  👀‏ @jasonfesta 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg @DanielleMorrill I just argued my way through a mtg saying f.that

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      1. Nolan  🚀 👉 ❤ :/‏ @sneakin 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg surprised it took this long to tweet that.

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      1. Tim Chavez‏ @timrchavez 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg Most startup founders by definition are on a path that will end badly.

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      1. Britt Kim‏ @okayplanet 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg what about "seek a strategic acquisition"

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      1. Daryn Nakhuda‏ @daryn 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg maybe not for the "company", but for yourself, your employees, and your investors.

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      1. Daryn Nakhuda‏ @daryn 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg if you're a founder whose company hasn't found a way to thrive, "finding an acquirer" can be a less bad path than just giving up.

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      1. Steve Haney‏ @steve_haney 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg Amen.

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      1. Ameya Sahasrabudhe‏ @astronautameya 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg I wish more Indian founders felt this way

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      1. Jock Ular‏ @Jockular 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg - perhaps better to say, "you are on a path that has a high probability of ending badly".

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      1. yvan‏ @yvanscher 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg should someone compile all these rules into a book or something? "Paulisms?"

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