Paula Long sold her last startup for $1.4 billion, but insists it's better to go public

Despite exiting as a "unicorn,", or a company worth more than $1 billion, DataGravity CEO Paula Long now recommends companies aim for the IPO. Long sold the first company she co-founded, EqualLogic, to Dell for $1.4 billion in 2008 — more than what Facebook paid for Instagram. Even with such a large exit that garnered her company a real "unicorn" status, Long told Business Insider that her preference is actually a company going public. "You can control happy customers. You can somewhat control...