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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

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. Usually the location of the engineers matters great so having offshore engineering makes acquihires unlikely. Change industries. Not looking for quick flips.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

You’ve got a great idea and domain expertise, but limited money and insufficient technology resources. They’re well aware of the conventional VC bias against funding companies which externally develop their technology, but they do have relevant skills. Should you co-found your company with a software development shop?