What makes me rethink: (a) We've a handful of customers and team who will never trust me again if I accept the acquihire. (b) Certainly we're doing something right and it is not the last & best offer. (c) Should I let the team continue to struggle - our best engineers aren't paid at par, they have a mix of options and stocks? (d) Starting up is the most challenging job and then maintaining a momentum. We’ll lose any momentum we’ve gained in last three years. (e) This is also the best phase in last three years because we’ve more clarity and significant runway than ever in the past. (f) Acquihire reduces my near-term pains but I am not sure about long-term.
Please ask me questions so that I can get a direction.
Others are better placed but you've been waiting an hour...
- You say "Starting up is the most challenging job ": what if you assume it doesn't get any easier?
- What are the downside risks of an aquihire? What would you work look like? Is this somewhere you would otherwise choose to work?
- Leaving aside success for the business, what do you personally want out of life now, in the next few years, long term?
- You've had four offers without actively looking, what if you active look for buyers?
- What two people/roles could you hire that would make you enthusiastic about continuing to build your company?