Particle was me and I was it: On leaving the company I founded

Hi, Zach here (the author and Particle founder). I couldn't find much written on the post-M&A experience of a founder; we're all constrained by NDAs so generally not much we can say. I figured it was worth writing something that might resonate with others who have gone through the experience, and I'm happy to answer questions here so long as they're not about deal specifics or other stuff that would be covered by NDAs.

For anyone not familiar, the website/product is at https://particle.io

I had to ask AI, as the article just kept saying "particle" as if that was the full name, and search results were showing me mens face cream.

It's an IoT development and deployment platform from what I gathered. If that description is inaccurate, please correct.

Sold for $50 million according to AI.