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If so, it sounds like they are basically just hiring with a larger-than-typical signing bonus. I wonder if the teams being acquired in that fashion view it tha

• ephermata 17y ago
  Dodgeball is one example where the team did not view it that way. The founders were excited at the time of acquisition with the directions they thought they could go with Google. After the acquisition, they found it difficult to get resources or traction within Google to improve Dodgeball. This led to them leaving. Maybe today's teams coming in feel differently, since the Dodgeball story seems to be well known. Plus articles like this one. That being said, there are plenty of examples where an acquisition by Google did take off. Android is the most high profile right now.
• loganfrederick 17y ago
  I'd almost think of it more like buying an employee from another company out of his/her contract. In this case the contract would be the founder's obligation to his/her company.