Facebook Strategy 101: Poach Talent, Pluck Startups
Facebook’s hunger for juicy startup morsels is somewhat insatiable, gauging its recent merger-and-acquisition activity. But when it goes in for the kill, it's typically for one reason and one reason alone: acquisition of talent, lest they become threats.
Facebook’s hunger for juicy startup morsels is somewhat insatiable, gauging its recent merger-and-acquisition activity. But when it goes in for the kill, it’s typically for one reason and one reason alone: acquisition of talent, lest they become threats.
Two things the social network does exceedingly well are speed (its purchases are strikingly swift), all but knocking aside the tech-biggie competition, such as Microsoft; and acquiring brainpower and exceptional skill (aka, talent), The New York Times reported.
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