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May 8, 2008
Google: Our Brain is Just Fine, Thank You
Recently, Google has been losing executives and staff to social sites and startups. This has led many to speculate that Google is losing the brainpower that built the mega company.
But the so-called brain drain is not occurring. At least, that's what Google spokesman Matt Furman told BBC news. Furman said that Google's management pool is deep. Plus, they're not want for talent with 1,300 resumes arriving at their doorstep every day.
Many Googlers have hopped over to Facebook, where they're more likely to find the startup culture that was so endearing about the Google of years past. Now Google, despite its free lunches, is a bonafide corporation, with structure and chains of command to boot. Still, those Googlers may have had a harder time landing their Facebook gigs had it not been for the presence of Google on their resumes.
Of course, Googlers-turned-Facebookers may question that move if Microsoft should really, truly buy Facebook.
Posted by Nathania Johnson at May 8, 2008 11:50 AM
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Very interesting article. About Microsoft buying Facebook, I would be surprised if it really did happen for two reasons. One, didn't they just turn down Google's purchase offer? Two, the people at Facebook would also realise that being bought by Microsoft means probably losing a large amount of their recently aquired Googlers. Thanks!
Posted by: Nate Desmond at May 9, 2008 9:58 AM
This is exactly the curve we saw at Yahoo! in 2001.
The big growth of Google is all done, as is all the low-hanging fruit. There is absolutely no incentive to stay there - all the big brains have enough money and skills to go start their own startup - way more fun.
Posted by: exyahoo at May 12, 2008 8:52 AM
