If you haven't heard, Brad Touesnard has sold his suite of Delicious Brains plugins to WP Engine.
In this interview, I ask him the following question:
The million-dollar question: Why sell a suite of WordPress popular, profitable and beloved plugins -- of which was ACF which you only acquired merely a year ago?
The multi-million-dollar question: How much did WPE acquire the set of software for?
Who approached who first and how long did the deal take?
What made this deal, aside from the buy-out #, feel so much different than other deals you've done in the past?
Is part of the DB team going to WPE? What does a restructure look like if any is happening?
SpinupWP becomes the main focus, until you sell _that_ to WPE in the future, does this sale help extend the runway or will you seek more traditional funding routes?
Dive into the business builders mind: What kind of clarity or relief (if any) does this give you?
Do you think you'll ever transition to a proper WP host with standard support protocols and hosting fees? (Don't lie there's big money there)
Any regrets so far?
Any parting words of advice, promos -- the platform is yours.