Just call it a pre-emptive talent acquisition. Since both Twitter and Google know that these product guys could go start their own venture, raise $20M, and the

Just call it a pre-emptive talent acquisition. Since both Twitter and Google know that these product guys could go start their own venture, raise $20M, and then sell the team to the highest bidder, they are just preempting the process. Gotta think ahead to overpay talent before your competitor can.