The short version

Paul Graham predicted on October 1, 2007: “As the volume of startups increases, big companies will start to develop standardized procedures that make acquisitions little more work than hiring someone.” Verdict: Called it. Acqui-hires became a recognized category through the 2010s; FAANG ran near-continuous tuck-in M&A pipelines.

Prediction by

Paul Graham

On October 1, 2007

“As the volume of startups increases, big companies will start to develop standardized procedures that make acquisitions little more work than hiring someone.”

Follow-up

Acqui-hires became a recognized category through the 2010s; FAANG ran near-continuous tuck-in M&A pipelines.

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