The founder who wants the company back

The founder who wants the company back
Heard this week: a source close to a host that sold to a larger group two years ago says the original founder is quietly floating a buyback, frustrated watching support quality and roadmap drift under the new owner. Whether the fund entertains it is another matter.
What it means for you: founder buybacks, rare as they are, often signal a host the market has written off but the person who built it hasn't. Sometimes that's a turnaround; sometimes it's nostalgia with a checkbook.
Unconfirmed, and we'd treat it as a long shot, but the chatter is real.
Watch this: if the founder's name reappears on the masthead, the next 12 months get interesting.