创始人该不该卖掉自己的公司
<p><span word="Dean">Dean</span> <span word="Hoyle">Hoyle</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="greetings">greetings</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="for">for</span> ￡400<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> ￡1<span word="bn">bn</span>. <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="regrets">regrets</span>? “<span word="None">None</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="Card">Card</span> <span word="Factory">Factory</span> <span word="says">says</span>. “<span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> ￡1<span word="bn">bn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> ￡400<span word="m">m</span>?”</p><p>2010年，迪恩?霍伊尔(<span word="Dean">Dean</span> <span word="Hoyle">Hoyle</span>，见上图)以4亿英镑价格卖掉了自己的贺卡公司。如今这家公司上市了，市值超过10亿英镑。他后悔吗？“一点也不，”英国连锁零售店<span word="Card">Card</span> <span word="Factory">Factory</span>的这位联合创始人表示，“如果你有4亿英镑都不知道做什么，那么你又拿10亿英镑做什么呢？”</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hoyle">Hoyle</span>, 50, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sanguine">sanguine</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="their">their</span> “<span word="baby">baby</span>” <span word="behind">behind</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founder">founder</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="guiding">guiding</span> <span word="force">force</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="staying">staying</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>.</p><p>50岁的霍伊尔能这样乐观是幸运的。很多企业家都觉得要离开他们的“宝贝公司”很难。作为公司转让协议的一部分，一些企业家会被迫留下一段时间，因为买家希望确保在没有创始人指引的情况下公司不会破产。还有一些创始人自己坚持要留下，只是因为他们不想离开。</p>
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