While reading the Techcrunch article on Facebook refusing a $8 bn termsheet, I was telling myself that in Mark Zuckerberg's shoes I would probably do the same: board control is really just as important (if not more) than valuation for an entrepreneur that wants to build a lasting company ! Then I saw Mark's post (MacLeod not Zuckerberg but he's almost as talented) making a similar point... and the need for a longer post disappeared: go here to read it.
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Ha! Not sure about the talent bit, but thanks for sharing the posts
Posted by: Mark MacLeod | May 20, 2009 at 03:00 AM