Comment by patrickfreed

>their market just isnt big enough

the database market is one of the biggest software markets out there, if not the biggest.

>their losing a lot of steam as of late

at least according ot google trends, mongodb is more popular than ever.

>last effort cash out sort of deal to me

they're hiring like crazy and looking to grow a ton in the next year, so I don't think that's the case.