Hi Remie!
- It was a combination of several factors that we (the three partners in RoninPixels) valued:
i) Culture. Randall and Mat really believe in companies having a heart. From the outside, you can see this in the Appfire Town initiative and in the 1% pledge. And from the inside, you just have to talk to them to feel it
ii) Speed up our vision. Being in Appfire allows you to speed up your product vision, focus on customers and multiple your capabilities overnight: Support, security, growth, infrastructure…
iii) Financial stability. You don’t have to worry about paying salaries anymore, so you can focus on your job.
iv) Professional growth. You get to work with professionals in different areas, learn from them, keep on learning new skills and capabilities. - In my case, the acquisition was all unicorns and rainbows. Everyone involved in the process was willing to help and reach an agreement. Just tears of happiness
- If you want to be in the target of a company (Appfire or any other), I’d say, study where they are not leaders, where you think they are heading, where you could fill a gap in their portfolio. In the case of Appfire, I’d review their acquisitions and their solution categories. And one thing that is probably obvious… ask them.
- I’m gonna answer the same as I did to Daniel. I’d focus on a specific app/domain to avoid splitting resources, be good in 1 domain instead of having presence in several domains.
- Nah, those are rumors from the banks