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> From any angle, they created an environment that made these guys think “my time will be better spent at Apple”. tbf I don't think many startups running out o
by notahacker 6y ago
> From any angle, they created an environment that made these guys think “my time will be better spent at Apple”.
tbf I don't think many startups running out of cash and exit opportunities would expect to keep their engineers if Apple approached them to offer a pay rise, regardless of how wonderful the environment was.
But the idea to raise capital by 'selling' engineers to Apple instead of agreeing to the aquihire (and perhaps negotiating for the IP Apple didn't want to be spun out) looks naive. Surely this is one where the investors and advisors ought to have stepped in?
The CEO apparently firing a CTO for interviewing for a job isn't a great look for management either...
- malux85 6y agoI agree 100% - the use of the word “selling” here makes me very uncomfortable - they are employees and they are not company property that is owned. The “finders fee” response from Apple was the best they could expect. And yeah then I read about firing the CTO and the lawsuit and I started to get a picture of what this company was like. I hope they lose, and good luck to the employees at Apple