I&#x27;m so sick of all these businesses starting out humble and bespoke and then suddenly chasing growth and trying to take over the world.<p>Soundcloud is a tool for artists to host their music with a minimum amount of hassle. It&#x27;s also a tool for fans to discover said artists. But it should be nothing more than this. There are other competitors that have already taken over other aspects of the music space, and own it completely -- but nobody owns artists&#x27;-hosting-their-music like Soundcloud.<p>It was the beginning of the end when they were bought by ABC or whoever-it-is. I wish there was some way for a business&#x27; customers to block acquisitions, maybe we&#x27;d fewer entrepreneurs with reckless exit strategies messing with the good things in life.