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It seems companies other than people like 37signals and indie game studios don't want to be small and independent? I could be wrong about this analysis, but I f
by mehrzad 13y ago
It seems companies other than people like 37signals and indie game studios don't want to be small and independent? I could be wrong about this analysis, but I find the aquihire trend somewhat depressing.
- jfernandez 13y agoI'd say some people are in it to get absorbed sure, but there are also people who wanted to make it on their own but can't because of continual funding, the need to compete with free competitors, etc.
- dangrossman 13y agoHow many companies are acquihired a year? Dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? Half a million new businesses are started every year in the US (with actual employees, not self-employed working from home). Most small businesses stay that way.
- mehrzad 13y agoDo you think the numbers are similar in tech?