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Poaching is illegal hunting. Sounds like an odd analogy to make, unless you specialise in helping people break legal contracts.
by stephenr 10y ago
Poaching is illegal hunting. Sounds like an odd analogy to make, unless you specialise in helping people break legal contracts.
- fluxic 10y agoIt's also industry parlance for when a startup hires a rival's employee, no? [0] http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/29/9634060/huawei-iphone-designer-abigail-brody http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/29/9634060/huawei-iphone-des... [1] https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/07/source-apple-and-google-agreed-not-to-poach-workers/ https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/07/source-apple-and-google-ag... [2] http://www.businessinsider.com/slack-hires-dropbox-sales-exec-faces-competition-microsoft-2016-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/slack-hires-dropbox-sales-exe... [3] https://www.wsj.com/articles/universities-ai-talent-poached-by-tech-giants-1479999601 https://www.wsj.com/articles/universities-ai-talent-poached-...
- hanniabu 10y agoNot just a startup. It's when any company hires an employee from a rival company.