Aug
19
Unicorns Hunt for Talent Among Silicon Valley’s Giants
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Mike Curtis, vice president for engineering at Airbnb, said new hires were drawn to the youth of the company, which was founded in 2008. CreditJason Henry for The New York Times
For the last year, Google’s work force has increasingly been under attack from a herd of unicorns.
The unicorns, a class of hot start-ups valued at $1 billion or more, are all aggressively pursuing the best and brightest minds in Silicon Valley with promises of talked-about workplaces and eye-popping payouts. Amid a general scramble for talent, Google, the Internet search company, has undergone specific raids from unicorns for engineers who specialize in crucial technologies like mapping…
Unicorns Hunt for Talent Among Silicon Valley’s Giants
