There was a techcrunch story a while ago -- my apologies for not having the link -- that basically claimed Google made counteroffers that couldn't be refused to

There was a techcrunch story a while ago -- my apologies for not having the link -- that basically claimed Google made counteroffers that couldn't be refused to some product managers that Twitter had tried to hire. So I think they're at least trying hard, but if G offered someone $10+MM of a sure thing, you'd be a fool not to take it. Edit: actually, goddamn. TC says G offered up to $150MM. [1] That's generational wealth. From the article: "Google may have paid as much as $150 million in stock grants to retain key product employees Sundar Pichai and Neal Mohan, say multiple sources." [1] http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/06/google-said-to-have-high-level-mole-at-twitter-makes-massive-counteroffers-to-retain-employees/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/06/google-said-to-have-high-le...