The Dehumanization of Acquisitions

Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts — How to make M&A a bit more human.

Photo by Xavier von Erlach on Unsplash

This is happening. But it’s not happening to me. I choose what happens.

I said these words again and again𑁋a grounding mantra to steady my displaced soul. The startup I helped build was acquired in early 2021. As ready as I was for that chapter to…