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		nkozyra on June 27, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sergey Brin: Come to Silicon Valley to scale a bus... 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.

drzaiusapelord on June 27, 2016 [–]

>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.

nkozyra on June 27, 2016 | [–]

Sure but that's true whether they're in Kansas or the Valley.

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