The verbal offers (and emails) have thus far put an emphasis on shares in the parent business, above market salary and a non-trivial purchase price.
From this I felt that the emphasis is towards working for the parent company over any continued growth in the community sites that I run.
As the web sites continue to pay me a very modest (read: barely but just about liveable) wage. I'm of the opinion that I shouldn't really consider the sale at all.
Right now: I don't need the money.
And, right now: I have the freedom to work on the startup and to being the idea alive.
That's worth far more to me than any monetary offer is. Mostly I'm trying to rationalise all of this so that when I explain to my girl why we continue to eat dry pasta and I turned down an offer of wealth that she doesn't thump me over the head.
I'm prepared to sell a successful, profitable and growing community website. But only if doing so helps increase the chances that my startup will be a success (by giving me funds to get an extra pair of hands and a good runway with no distractions). I'm not willing to sell if it in any way jeopardises the potential of the startup. And as the startup is barely mentioned but I'm expected to be full-time, then it undoubtedly would do that.
From this I felt that the emphasis is towards working for the parent company over any continued growth in the community sites that I run.
As the web sites continue to pay me a very modest (read: barely but just about liveable) wage. I'm of the opinion that I shouldn't really consider the sale at all.
Right now: I don't need the money.
And, right now: I have the freedom to work on the startup and to being the idea alive.
That's worth far more to me than any monetary offer is. Mostly I'm trying to rationalise all of this so that when I explain to my girl why we continue to eat dry pasta and I turned down an offer of wealth that she doesn't thump me over the head.
I'm prepared to sell a successful, profitable and growing community website. But only if doing so helps increase the chances that my startup will be a success (by giving me funds to get an extra pair of hands and a good runway with no distractions). I'm not willing to sell if it in any way jeopardises the potential of the startup. And as the startup is barely mentioned but I'm expected to be full-time, then it undoubtedly would do that.