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		uptown on April 20, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Double Tap I'm curious - Why would a startup, that apparently was struggling, acquire another company just two months ago? "YC-Backed Referly Acquires LaunchGram, Eyes Ramen Profitability" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5251196

GuiA on April 20, 2013 | [–]

Because a lot of decisions in Silicon Valley aren't rational, despite what people would like you to think– it's mostly political based on who's buddy with who.

ricardobeat on April 20, 2013 | [–]

Interesting, what happened to LaunchGram?

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