The No-Exit Strategy
Sure, Duke Chung was tempted by a buyout offer. But he knew that he was worth much more. (He was right.)
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Duke Chung was facing a defining decision: Accept a lucrative buyout offer for Parature, the customer-support software company he started as a student at Cornell University, or stay the course and continue to grow Parature with his four co-founders.
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