It’s the typical life cycle of a startup: after three to five years of hard work, the goal is to sell the company and move on. That timeline gets ramped up even further when the company hits a billion dollar valuation. But Stu Sjouwerman, the latest local founder to hit that billion dollar baby mark, isn’t interested in following those rules.
“When I sold my last company it was bittersweet and — this is not a secret — I walked out with an eight figure number,” he said. “You see a whole bunch of zeros in your bank account, but the next day, you feel terrible because you have no game to play, no company. It was no fun at all. And you see someone take your team and run it into the ground. So no, I’m sticking with this one. I ain’t going no where.”
