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Re:Sergey Brin: Come to Silicon Valley to scale a business, ... by nkozyra on Monday June 27, 2016 @10:22AM (#11986291)
A five-man startup that competes with Google can be very simply mitigated by Google, though.

There is an advantage for a billionaire to help startups get better - someday they can acquire the talent, product, etc. Remember that acquisition is a form of recruitment, too.

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Re:Sergey Brin: Come to Silicon Valley to scale a business, ... by drzaiusapelord on Monday June 27, 2016 @10:35AM (#11986369)
>Remember that acquisition is a form of recruitment, too.

But for whom? That startup is just as likely picked up by Microsoft, Facebook, or Apple than Google.

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Re:Sergey Brin: Come to Silicon Valley to scale a business, ... by nkozyra on Monday June 27, 2016 @12:36PM (#11987325)
Sure but that's true whether they're in Kansas or the Valley.
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