Of course, the downvote. Any critique, no matter how thoughtful or balanced, of any of the HN sacred cows (patio11 in this case) will guarantee you downvotes.
To respond to your original comment, you're right if you have external shareholders. If you don't, it's pretty much up to you. Your employees aren't owed a maximum possible amount of growth either. It's a free market - they can stay or leave.
Fair enough, but in all seriousness it really should be a site requirement for either the downvoter to identify themselves, or post a note as to why they are downvoting. The process is just too opaque.
