Google and Acquisitions
I was sitting at Starbucks here in New York this past week and was discussing the state of the Internet with a few friends who are involved in investement banking, media companies and hedge funds. We were discussing how Google isn't just making acquisitions for the actual "product", but they are making acquisitions of companies for top talent.
Talent is what is going to make or break Google. At a company of their size and with their continued appreciation of innovation (80/20 rule), finding potential employees who are entrepreneurial, forward thinking, and execution oriented are hard to come by. By making the Writely acquisition, they are "hiring" folks who have demonstred a high level of the attributes they are searching for.
I wonder what' is next for Google...
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