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because it seems like half the time, companies are partially bought for the talent...so if you can get a much better developer it helps adds to the valuation.
by vaksel 14y ago
because it seems like half the time, companies are partially bought for the talent...so if you can get a much better developer it helps adds to the valuation.
but yeah quite often it seems like these companies with thousands of developers...could be run with a 20 times smaller team
- cpher 14y agoSo, you're saying that people are, in effect, building lottery tickets when they create start-ups? Is no one interested in building businesses anymore?
- Natsu 14y agoA team of good programmers is valuable in its own right, unlike a lottery ticket.
- ma2rten 14y agoThis how it works with VC funded companies, you either need to sell them or go public. The VCs need to get a return on their investment. Since there are only 1,000 companies or so going public per year, selling to another company is your best bet. And if you do that you might as well do so for the best possible price. I don't think this is bad per se.
- cgag 14y agoHow does a company being bought for talent work exactly? If I join a company that gets bought, how long am I usually legally obligated to work for the company that bought my current employer?
- pyoung 14y agoThere are a number of issues at play here, but short answer, you are not legally obligated to work at all, you can leave any time. With that said the issues involved are as such: 1. If you had equity in a company (and sometimes even if you don't) it is not uncommon to sign a non-compete contract as part of the sale that bars you from working for a competitor for about a year. 2. Often, much of the value of the sale for employees is structured as retention payments, i.e. they set up a number of bonuses that are spread out over a few years, and you need to work at the company for that duration to get those bonuses.