and... the VC is Google.
replyGotta compensate them somehow.
Google stock would drop big if this new company was being funded by competitors
replySometimes you got to find a way to buy the silence of your top employee, to prevent them from going to the competition. This "start-up" is shallow as hell
replyThese people are all already making 9 figure compensation packages, I think if they thought they could do the work they wanted at Google, they would.
reply9 figure is hardly enough when some kid sells their vscode fork to them for more, is it? Why not just boomerang and get $$$.
replyGiven the resources that would be available to them at Google: compute resources, data, etc. It's clear they want absolute freedom. Good for them. At this revolutionary turning point in history, I want the smartest people working in whatever area they want.
replyMy thoughts exactly
replyFor all we know, they could have been successfully working on "10. Prevent Nuclear Terror" for the last 80+ years.
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