Four (More) Reasons Why It's Time to Shop for the Best and Brightest

Interesting perspective:

"Buy new businesses for the people, not the products. Just ask young Mr. Zuckerberg about that. Facebook has bought a slew of startups, snagging their top talent but usually killing off their products. Facebook's chief technology officer, Bret Taylor, was a co-founder of FriendFeed, one of those acquisitions. He had previously been a bright star at Google. We've noticed that the most successful M&As are small tuck-ins — deals made to acquire skills and capabilities rather than large-scale acquisitions designed to enlarge market share or to diversify. Given that M&A will remain high on the agenda for companies that are sitting on plenty of cash, business leaders should view M&A as opportunities to hire talented new business builders and new leaders."