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I don't think they will buy too many of them though, seems like Google/Facebook are actually leading this area, and very few companies can compete with them, ev
by tanilama 9y ago
I don't think they will buy too many of them though, seems like Google/Facebook are actually leading this area, and very few companies can compete with them, even research wise, let alone startups. Big companies have: data(if not they can afford massive data annotation), machines(thousands of GPUs connected), and other infrastructures. They are the Data monopolies.
- skgoa 9y agoThe point of this kind of startup is not to sell the tech, but to assemble a team of highly capable, experienced engineers. The big corporations will then buy out the startup just to get the talent. This is called acqui-hiring.
- tanilama 9y agoThe problem is...Google/Facebook,etc, have the best people, and others are following them, why would they need to acqui-hire someone who are worse than what they already have? For less prestigious companies though, those small companies might still be attractive, however.