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Dean Hoyle sold his greetings card business for ￡400m in 2010. It is now listed on the stock market and worth more than ￡1bn. Does he have any regrets? “None at all,” the co-founder of UK retail chain Card Factory says. “What can you do with ￡1bn that you cannot do with ￡400m?” 2010年，迪恩?霍伊尔(Dean Hoyle，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Card Factory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？” Mr Hoyle, 50, is lucky to feel so sanguine. Many entrepreneurs find it hard to leave their “baby” behind. Some are forced to remain for a time as part of the sales agreement because buyers want to ensure the company does not collapse without the founder’s guiding force. Others insist on staying, simply because they are not ready to go. 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。 | 
