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Oh well - the damage is already done. To AWS. Not because Corey may know some stuff, but because any new recruit will scrutinize their employment offers from AW
by oger 6y ago
Oh well - the damage is already done. To AWS. Not because Corey may know some stuff, but because any new recruit will scrutinize their employment offers from AWS for the non-compete clause and - given this precedent - deny it. It will certainly become more difficult for AWS / Amazon to hire true talent, especially from competitors. And I would be surprised if any industry insider would not have a clear perspective on what is going on at his competitors. Job postings, talks with salespeople from suppliers, local newspapers, discussions with industry analysts — the whole stuff a proper marketeer will do to be good at his role. And: Google will (as AWS) have a development roadmap that is probably well planned for the next 12-18 months. IMHO Corey would not be able to change the course of GCP and their marketing is certainly better than AWS. And don‘t even get me started on the different target audiences of both platforms... So in short: AWS made a big mistake but Corey will have to pay the lawyers.
- QuinnyPig 6y agoTo be clear, I'm Corey. They're not suing me (though I haven't checked the mail yet today, so that may be premature); I'm just writing the post and calling them out. They're suing Brian.
- jschwartzi 6y agoI don't think Amazon cares about getting "true talent." They seem to want to hire cogs in a great code making machine. The new graduates that grease the gears certainly aren't savvy enough to know why a non-compete is bad.
- ketzo 6y agoYeah, but at some point, upper-level talent and management are important in an increasingly competitive market, particularly if they keep leaving to your direct competition. Particularly in areas in which AWS is already weak -- like, as mentioned in the article, marketing.