We had just closed our $25M series B and I was strolling by the beautiful Duomo cathedral on a rare vacation with my wife when I got a call from the division head of one of our largest F500 customers. “….Justin, we have a problem here with the licensing agreement you are proposing. We need to control our destiny here. We aren’t willing to outsource the dispatch and routing technology to a platform company. We need to [own the technology], and control how it’s deployed. We’d like to pursue a JV or acquisition”
Turning Down A Life Changing Acquisition
Thanks for sharing this Justin. It’s really nice to read about these experiences for ppl like me starting their careers. Much appreciated!
It's rare to get such an insider look at the VC and acquisitions process. Thanks for giving us insight into all this!
Great read! Good people matters more than anything else!