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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

Many buying companies price these deals on the basis of $1 million per engineer on the team for an early-stage deal. 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. Those 1-3 you’re talking about? Go do a startup.

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Looking Ahead, Predictions For 2019

Haystack

If things hold up through lock-up periods, waves of cash will wash up in northern California. Will Pinterest’s ad engine be compared to Facebook and Google, or to Snap? How will they price Lyft (operating just in the U.S.) vs Uber (global)?