Deal Structure Liquidation Preference Product Startup 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2013
For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. I’m supposed to believe that my best innovation can only come from scores of startup founders who just made millions and have now become CVOs at my company? Go do a startup.
Scott Edward Walker
DECEMBER 13, 2018
An acquihire is essentially the acquisition of a startup for its talent/team (rather than for its products or services). The acquirer is typically a large successful company, and the target is typically a failing early-stage startup. The appeal from the startup’s perspective is a “soft landing.”. What is an Acquihire?
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