r/Anticonsumption • u/RainyDay905 • 20d ago

Corporations Time to ditch Poppi

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Poppi is now owned by a mega corporation. The quality is probably going to go down. Time to ditch it.

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u/YNWA_RedMen 20d ago

I listen to a podcast called how I built this and basically this is every start ups plan. People set out to change an industry and always sell to the same conglomerates and ride off into the sunset rich as hell. It’s not very inspiring sometimes.

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u/getoffurhihorse 20d ago

When both Patrick Schwarzenegger and Stephanie Ledda said that's the dream, to be bought out for millions and millions, I gave up.

I just remember in Baby Boom Diane Keaton saying if you can take this company far then so can I. I was under that illusion my whole life.

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u/FreshestCremeFraiche 20d ago

One reason I have trouble blaming the founders who sold is that megacorps will often just create their own competing product if you don’t take the buyout. And with the megacorps deep pockets and advertising budget, they can undercut and out-market the startup. So it’s basically “take this money while your business is valuable, or there’s a high chance we just run you out of business and you and your employees get nothing”

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u/Normal_Ad_2337 20d ago

Fine thing though if healthier products was your goal. Otherwise, it's just a relative outcome versus getting paid.

Healthy products > getting paid.

Healthy products < getting paid a whole lot.

Just don't pretend you can't be bought, you just can't be bought cheaply.