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How much does a legal battle with Google cost? More than anyone can afford is my assumption.

This is harmful to innovation in the Bay Area. Big Tech eats up all the talent and now sends the signal that they can’t leave. The trial hasn’t even begun for this case - I think they’re still debating what constitutes a trade secret. This seems personal. Google got angry that one of their “own” went to a competitor.

I bet this will make companies think twice about acquiring startups founded by Google employees.

Fake followers and fake engagement are widespread on Instagram - much more prolific than advertisers realize. I’ve worked with “influencers” for years. In the past few months brands, advertisers and agencies I speak to are voicing their concern. So, I'm helping build a product (based on analysis of 80 million profiles so far) which will allow brands steer clear of fake influencers, e.g. those women being paid $X/month to walk around NYC and promote handbags/yoga clothes/etc. based on the 50k fake followers they've bought from some website.