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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

The Aqui-hire Business. Many buying companies price these deals on the basis of $1 million per engineer on the team for an early-stage deal. I know the buyers try the best to believe that [insert well known founder name here. Hire legions of young, impressionable graduates from the top engineering universities.