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I think a Silicon Valley CEO would have to be pretty detached from reality to not understand what happens when a startup gets bought by a large company. No, you
by NtochkaNzvanova 4y ago
I think a Silicon Valley CEO would have to be pretty detached from reality to not understand what happens when a startup gets bought by a large company. No, you do not get to remain autonomous. No, you do not get to preserve your culture. You no longer determine your tech stack. Employees from the parent company join your team and infect it with the parent company's culture, and employees from your team bail and move to the parent company cause they're tired of your shit.
It sounds like Fadell is bitter because he sold out and compromised his vision for a huge fucking pile of money.
- izacus 4y agoSounds like the guy from Waze being angry at his employees not being ready to work nights anymore after Google bought them.