by Andy DeSoto on August 2, 2008
Internet startups are tight ships. Most feature a bare-bones team and just enough resources to get by, hugely unlike today’s decadent mainstream corporations. What happens when one of these startups is approached by an Internet giant hoping to acquire it? Perhaps the limited resources on hand necessitate an important decision: continue to evolve for the benefit of the user, or put development on the back burner in order to negotiate a profitable deal.
Socialthing! stagnation coincides with AOL buyout?
by Andy DeSoto on August 2, 2008
Internet startups are tight ships. Most feature a bare-bones team and just enough resources to get by, hugely unlike today’s decadent mainstream corporations. What happens when one of these startups is approached by an Internet giant hoping to acquire it? Perhaps the limited resources on hand necessitate an important decision: continue to evolve for the benefit of the user, or put development on the back burner in order to negotiate a profitable deal.
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