So if you got bought for the "people" then those people go off to create some other company -- isn't that a waste of money? Why not just setup an investment ar

So if you got bought for the "people" then those people go off to create some other company -- isn't that a waste of money? Why not just setup an investment arm, invest in those people and keep a cut of their next ventures -- because you know there will be other ventures. There seems to be some delusion that creators will want to stay long term at BigCo. The fact is that creators will always seek to create - and there are only a few slots within any BigCo to support the in-house creator. The slots at apple, for instance are filled with Jobs and Ives...