> Let them work for two years. For $8MM, I have my own cloudkick, right?
Assembling all the pieces that make a product does not make a product. There are lots of risks involved in creating new products and generally as companies get larger they become more risk-averse.
Even assembling the pieces involves jumping hurdles in any significantly large company (ie. various levels of approval, staffing, inertia). Acquisitions avoid product development risks and the acquirer also get a group of people that demonstrated they can create a successful product.
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> Let them work for two years. For $8MM, I have my own cloudkick, right?
Assembling all the pieces that make a product does not make a product. There are lots of risks involved in creating new products and generally as companies get larger they become more risk-averse.
Even assembling the pieces involves jumping hurdles in any significantly large company (ie. various levels of approval, staffing, inertia). Acquisitions avoid product development risks and the acquirer also get a group of people that demonstrated they can create a successful product.