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Facebook has tended to "acqui-hire" talent – that is, buying small companies to add to its talent pool.
Facebook will needs lots of friends to justify a $100bn flotation 2012
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And if you've set up the business such that your structural burn rate leaves you between a rock and a hard place, there is generally only one answer left: fire sale/acqui-hire.
Roger Ehrenberg: Too Many Startups Or Too Few Dollars? Roger Ehrenberg 2011
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And if you've set up the business such that your structural burn rate leaves you between a rock and a hard place, there is generally only one answer left: fire sale/acqui-hire.
Roger Ehrenberg: Too Many Startups Or Too Few Dollars? Roger Ehrenberg 2011
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acqui-hire equivalent of a want ad on Quora, asking for cool suggestions for companies to acquire.
TechCrunch Alexia Tsotsis 2010
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acqui-hire equivalent of a want ad on Quora, asking for cool suggestions for companies to acquire.
TechCrunch Alexia Tsotsis 2010
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What Is an Acqui-Hire? An acqui-hire is when one company buys out the other one specifically to take the employees. It's a popular strategy with tech startups. A good acqui-hire can bring in a lot of new talent at the same time. Plus, the employees have experience working together as a group.
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