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If they have more of a constrained supply, they win. Right. There aren't enough SWEs, so if you have them, your competition can't. Get enough SWEs together and
by downrightmike 5y ago
If they have more of a constrained supply, they win. Right. There aren't enough SWEs, so if you have them, your competition can't. Get enough SWEs together and you get some cool shit like K8s.
That and probably keeping the good ones who are 2x in some areas, but make fewer mistakes than two 1x would.
- cudgy 5y agoPay top dollar for software developers and then give K8s away to the world? Doesn’t sound like a wise use of stockholder assets.
- bulatb 5y agoIf you're Google and you sell GCP, you give away the tool that helps more customers use more of your product.
- kragen 5y agoAlso it means you don't have as hard a time training new hires to think in Googly terms.
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- david38 5y agoHow are your portfolio companies doing? Oh right, you don’t run a VC? This is why others are running the ship. Your exact example, which you don’t understand, is a perfect example of why you SHOULD give k8s away.