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Re:Y Combinator's Essential Startup Advice – Michael Seibel ... by manigandham on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @03:57AM (#19795291)
Perhaps the most important factor is that these big FAANG companies have incredible cash flow and warchests which means they can acquire any upcoming contender easily.

It's very hard for any founder to turn that down when multibillion prices are thrown around so often.

Re:Y Combinator's Essential Startup Advice – Michael Seibel ... by olivepistacchio on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @04:39AM (#19795464)
Now, tech is a bit like pharma. The big companies work like investment funds and buy any promising upstart to maintain an oligopoly.