[hodgesrm]

It's pretty easy for founders/execs at that point to make regrettable comments along the line of 'this is going to be great for our customers'.

Sometimes being honest and taking care of your customer/employees/other stakeholders requires you to say "I don't know" or "this will be a change" instead of what you think they might like to hear.

[ChrisSD]

It's not always possible to make such statements, depending on the terms of the buyout. That goes doubly so if the founders/execs have a continuing relationship with the buyers. Even if it turns out to be a short term relationship.

[Dylan16807]

"I don't know" shouldn't be hard to say. If the terms require you to actively lie, well, that's shameful to accept.

[quickthrower2]

Maybe you need like a warrant canary. "This service is great for customers" is removed from a url once that is no longer true.

[smacktoward]

It can be hard to hear what those other stakeholders are saying over all the noise the dump truck full of money makes when it starts backing up toward you.