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My guess is that a good group of people not already at a company would more likely want to work together, for themselves. Also, it would probably send a bad si

My guess is that a good group of people not already at a company would more likely want to work together, for themselves. Also, it would probably send a bad signal if the head of a startup started posting groups of his employees up for sale. I would also imagine the transaction cost involved with selling individual groups of developers is more prohibitive than selling a company wholesale.

ssebro 14y ago
I didn't mean that the founder would start posting employee groups up for sale, I meant that A-level developers would find other A-level developers and band together to get a few million as a signing bonus.
- Snail_Commando 14y ago
  I was guessing you didn't mean that, that part of the response was in the context of the parent comment. I wasn't entirely clear, I'm sorry. ------- As far as "A-Levels" banding together to get hired, I'm not totally sure where I stand after I think about it. Some questions: -What exactly, is the advantage of hiring unproven pre-conceived teams for a project over assembling teams through individual hires? Don't acquihires already meet this need (proven team)? -Why would a company pay a few million signing bonus to an unproven team? -If the developers were already grouped together, why wouldn't they work for themselves? -Wouldn't an "A-level" developer be concerned about companies that need and/or want to buy flocks of talent? (perhaps there is a certain size/type of company that this service would be ideal for, I'm not sure which company that is.) -Wouldn't a multi-MM signing bonus to an unproven team skew incentives for both parties? -If an "A Level" was looking for a stable job over a risky payout, would he want to be grouped into a unit? ------ I think a lot of these multi-MM signing bonuses reflect more than the skill (+ deva devb devc). I also wonder about what types of developers/companies this type of service would select for. If you'd like to share any thoughts, I'd look forward to hearing them.

ssebro 14y ago

I didn't mean that the founder would start posting employee groups up for sale, I meant that A-level developers would find other A-level developers and band together to get a few million as a signing bonus.

Snail_Commando 14y ago
I was guessing you didn't mean that, that part of the response was in the context of the parent comment. I wasn't entirely clear, I'm sorry. ------- As far as "A-Levels" banding together to get hired, I'm not totally sure where I stand after I think about it. Some questions: -What exactly, is the advantage of hiring unproven pre-conceived teams for a project over assembling teams through individual hires? Don't acquihires already meet this need (proven team)? -Why would a company pay a few million signing bonus to an unproven team? -If the developers were already grouped together, why wouldn't they work for themselves? -Wouldn't an "A-level" developer be concerned about companies that need and/or want to buy flocks of talent? (perhaps there is a certain size/type of company that this service would be ideal for, I'm not sure which company that is.) -Wouldn't a multi-MM signing bonus to an unproven team skew incentives for both parties? -If an "A Level" was looking for a stable job over a risky payout, would he want to be grouped into a unit? ------ I think a lot of these multi-MM signing bonuses reflect more than the skill (+ deva devb devc). I also wonder about what types of developers/companies this type of service would select for. If you'd like to share any thoughts, I'd look forward to hearing them.