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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

A couple of tech giants throw millions around in either cash (for which they have hoards) or part with some publicly traded stock. The Aqui-hire Business. And they might give a premium if the team has been around a longer period of time, has built some hard-to-build proprietary technology or has some customer traction.