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Facebook Acquisitions
- Discord app: feature or acquisition play for Reddit/FB ? Do you think Reddit will add similar features to discord or acquire it? Discord is offering enough for it members to locked them in. Plus discord may start financial features like payments. I have noticed these members use Reddit for marketing and discord for their services operations and closed co
- vote FAANGM of hedge funds/prop shops/HFT’s This list is loosely based on desirability, TC, WLB, headcount, and interview difficulty: Facebook (Meta) = Jump Trading Amazon = Citadel & Citadel Securities Apple = Two Sigma Netflix = Hudson River Trading Google = Jane Street Microsoft = DE Shaw Some exceptional startup that makes all of its e
- Facebook doesn’t have in it what it takes to build great products Worked at Apple and Google before. I don’t think Facebook has what it takes to build great products. Everyone is cutting corners to score points in PSC. Facebook has not built a thing except the social network. Any major product has been an acquisition. Rest is all improvements. I don’t think FB h
- What if one of the FAANG would acquire Blind? #acquire #msft #acquisition #google #facebook #amazon #apple #privacy
- Is Facebook even a tech company? What successful technology has Facebook really built? The original Facebook website, how long ago? Since then they have grown by acquisition. Facebook is more like a financing firm than a technology company. They have been good at spotting opportunities to buy successful, growing companies but they
- eBay and Walmart : perfect match for Amazon Perfect acquisition for Walmart to acquire eBay to get momentum. Facebook also is growing there Commerce initiatives and eBay would be a perfect acquisition. Thoughts ? Seems the price and low PE with high EPS
- link Meta mandated to sell GIPHY by UK https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/11/30/22740272/facebook-giphy-acquisition-competition-and-markets-authority-uk-regulator
- LinkedIn/Facebook referral needed Hi. Looking for talent acquisition/recruiter role referrals at Facebook/LinkedIn YOE: 5 TC: 130K
- Referral Hi. Looking for talent acquisition/recruiter role referrals at Facebook/LinkedIn YOE: 5 TC: 130K
- vote Trump social media platform… Is it a buy?? Nasdaq DWAC Do I buy Digital World Acquisition Corp which owns the new Trump social media platform? Is it the next Facebook or Google+? #Stock #Trump #DWAC
- My startup failed and I took a job at Facebook. I’m telling my friends it was an “acquihire” is that fair? I realized it’s no different than 90% of other startup acquisitions where the product gets shut down. Both my founder and I took jobs at FB and we’re going to advocate for the ideas we learned. What’s the difference? TC: $$$$ UPDATE: after discussion we decided to call this an acquisition. Some m
- What is it like to work at a Facebook acquired company? I recently started working at a company that’s in the process of getting acquired by Facebook. My employer will become a Facebook company just like WhatsApp and Instagram. They’ve notified one of the departments that their jobs will become redundant in 12-18 months after acquisition. I haven’t been
- link Google aqcuires fitibit. ok? replace google with facebook. how would the media have reacted? https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/14/22188428/google-fitbit-acquisition-completed-approved
- vote Who else thinks WhatsApp > FB ? This is one acquisition that should have never gone through. I don’t care what happens to FB but I need my WhatsApp to work! Interested to hear what others prefer more?
- vote Microsoft Acquires Nuance As regulators seek to dismantle FB, Apple, Amazon, & Google 🔎 Meanwhile in Microsoft land... 🤑😂👏😉 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/12/microsoft-hunts-for-big-acquisitions-as-antitrust-spotlight-on-rivals.html Will Microsoft inherit the earth 🌎?
- Why doesn't Facebook diversify? Why is Zuck so brain stuck on the social media? It currently hit a thredshold on user acquisition and is no longer able to grow its user base. It's basically stagnant and a value stock. With its employees among the top brains globally. It can go into other sectors (outside of social + VR) and WIN S
- Can FB even be broken up legally? As a non-lawyer I have wondered: how could FB be legally forced to sell Instagram/WhatsApp, given that the FTC and other bodies already approved the acquisitions at the time? Is there any legal basis for this? Edit: TC 280k
- Referrals for Meta Hello, Trying to get in contact with a Recruiter at meta for Talent Acquisition/People Operations 7YOE Ready to leave DD Took a lower paying job & less challenging position to get foot in door of Tech from Healthcare 6 months ago. Ready to work at my level of expertise again. #recruiting #face
- Jump Ship to Google ? M2 in FB, TC 1.2M (stock appreciation) got a IC7/TLM role with a smaller team and what appears to be manageable work load in Nest. Google is not ready to match TC but is coming close (1M) I am looking forward to having a kid soon and need WLB to be more tilted towards life than work for the next fe
- vote What will you chose? A) 350k all liquid comp. 200k base , 150k stocks Or B) 350k from private company 200k base, 150k paper money Although there are more nuances to it. Companies does matter but also things like a clear picture to IPO which is often hidden. For example, see companies like Reddit which have been pri
- Reasonable ppl’s view of MSFT & TikTok Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn has been proven to be very successful. TikTok may he the same. Question to LinkedIn ppl: 1) Do you guys feel like you’re part of MSFT at all? 2) Have salaries/new offers decreased after MSFT’s acquisition? Question to TikTok ppl: 1) Based on what valuation have
- is facebook dying Does Facebook continue to be preferred social-network for everyone as it used to be 6 years back? To me it seems that the gen-z is more attracted towards instagram and snap compared to facebook. If that is true, what is Facebook target customer base and where do you think it will plan to capitalise
- Making money via copying While copying is a business tactic in itself, When was the last time Microsoft truly innovated and built something from scratch without copying. Teams is a copy of slack, Azure is a copy We are copying Metaverse Yammer is a copy of FB Linked in is an acquisition but still a copy Edge is chromium ju
- FB DS or stay? Current comp is 480k (decent amount of small company equity in there that I can’t sell but may get paid out in next 3 years due to acquisition) and I have an offer from FB for 340k for a DS IC role. I’m not sure how much higher there is to go at my current company, but I manage a team of DS that pu
- vote Facebook vs Pinterest It seems like I might be able to get promoted faster at fb. Trying to think of this from a long term career perspective instead of short term tc. —— Struggling to choose between e4 Facebook offer and l4 Pinterest. Both SWE - ML. I want to optimize for career growth, but still want some WLB. Bot
- Facebook Referral I am looking for a facebook referral for a data analyst position, wondering if anyone here could help. 3 yrs experience as data analyst in marketing and acquisition (profiecient in sql, r, sas, tableau, good data storyteller) master degree in business analytics Would love to send over resume for
- Referrals Hi folks, Was affected by the ATG acquisition recently and I’m now looking for software engineering referrals, particularly in NYC. Would really appreciate any help! LC: 200+ YoE: 4 Drop a comment so I can DM you with my info. Thanks all! #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #
- Should Twitter be acquired by Google With Twitter being close to 35B in market cap, I feel it’s an excellent price for Google to acquire it. This could be a way for Google to get into social. If not Google, it can still be a good bet for MSFT or other big companies. I feel Twitter has a Solid product and a great user base. The only th
- vote Worth it? https://lahgo.co/collections/washable-silk/products/washable-silk-set?variant=32489752985705&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=L5+%7C+ACQ+%7C+TF+%7C+CBO+%7C+CPA+%7C+US+%7C+Acquisition+%7C+Men&utm_content=ACQ+Sneakers+Interest+%7C+Men+%7C+Auto+Placements&utm_term=01.29.21+%7C+Washable+S
- Compensation expectations I make around 450k total. How much can I expect at other top companies? This is for SWE role. 15 yrs experience. Assume I won't get L6 at google or E6 at fb or L7 at Amazon. Just want to gauge the market before beginning the process. Just can't take this Verizon/Oath BS any more. Don't want Verizon
- Meta is out. Doomed? Here are the problems: - meta is at mercy of platform like apple and Android policies - meta has not organically grown, insta, WhatsApp are all acquisition. - multiple platform and not easy story telling - privacy regulations are getting better and it's getting harder for meta - Europe is pushing fo
- Elimination of QE role, growing trend in SF Bay Area software industry I heard that facebook, airbnb, uber already dont have qe/sdet positions and recently LinkedIn (following Microsoft acquisition) is doing the same. Is this the future of the industry where there will be dedicated tools team, bunch of domain expert quality guys who have basic understanding of coding a
- Seeking Referrals Looking for referrals to any tech companies for Talent Acquisition/Technical Recruiter roles. YOE: 7 (6 years at a #BAT company [Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent] and 1 year at a global logistics company) My contract is up and I’m not renewing as I want to get back into tech recruiting. Thanks! #recruiti
- vote Stay at FB, join G, or lead Startup? TL;DR: IC6 PM, 8YOE, been at FB for 2 years now. TC ~500k. Early stage startup offering COO role, $250k cash + 8% equity. I was recently approached by a CEO of a startup that I’ve known pretty well from life before Facebook. They are a B2B SaaS company with around 40 employees and have just landed
- vote Fintech startup vs Facebook Research DS Job opportunity at series C fintech as a senior manager: Building a team and managing people Owning the product - credit card - all the analytics around it Like the responsibility better TC: 240k (if they don’t make it) to 340k+ (current acquisition target) Vs Facebook infrastructure research dat
- Why does Blind consider FB/G better than AMZN/MSFT? Amazon is the largest public cloud and largest retailer, has innovated in Drone technology and supply chain. Microsoft is the consumer desktop giant, produces leading Office suite and is the second largest public cloud. Microsoft Research is considered to be #1 in the world. Google is a search eng
- Why are people so narrow minded Saw a thread about FB not being innovating and Google being innovative but people over there has a lot to say about google deprecating projects, isn’t that a great sign at least you get to do something new and if it works out it works out if it doesn’t it doesn’t and move on to the next big thing, a
- What happens to software managers in an acquisition? Hi All, I'm looking at a role with a startup which has a publicly announced acquisition with FB expected to close in a few months. My concern is essentially being made redundant 2-3 months in if I were to join. Does anyone have any anecdotes/stories to share about joining as an engineering manager
- Referral Request Hi Blind Community, Looking for referrals to FAANGMULA+ or Unicorns. All of my experience is in marketing. Mostly on growth and acquisition. I've worked at a cloud kitchen startup and am currently in B2B SaaS. TC: 80K YOE: 3.5 Feel free to drop a comment and I can DM you my info and the role I'm
- Interested in discussing success/failure of your tech startup ? ex-Amazon, currently Facebook swe yoe - 6 tc - 300K Have been really curious of late to understand startup transitions from one funding round to another to potential exit (via IPO or acquisition). I would imagine blind has a few folks who tried out startups or are currently doing so. Would love to
- How to evaluate Tiktok share price? If I was offered 300k worth RSUs at $62 price at 100b valuation. Would this 100B valuation be for Bytedance as a whole or tiktok alone? If and when the Microsoft deal goes through any speculation on how these shares will be converted? Will it be a 1:1 conversion in terms of $ amount, ex: 300k worth
- Fb l4 vs qualtrics l5 vs Google (l4 likely) (corrected numbers ) EDIT - this post has corrected offer details YOE - 7 , Lead. Location: Seattle FB offer(L4) Stock + Cash - 260 Perf 10% Sign on 75k Qualtrics (L5) Stock + Cash - 360ish Sign on 40k Bonus - roughly 12.5 percent. Google Likely high L4/L5 - (still awaiting numbers) Recruiter is working on nu
- vote Oracle (OCI industry cloud-GBU) vs Startup vs Keep Interviewing Hi All, These are my current choices: Oracle M3, not under OCI, team is under the GBU but builds OCI SaaS services to support GBU platforms. 200k Salary / 150k RSU/4 / no signing bonus, team really seems like a great fit Startup recently acquired by FB - risky as once FB acquisition closes there c
- What happens to engineers at startups that get acquired by Facebook? 1. Does a new offer letter with different terms get drawn up? 2. How does the startup’s structure meaningfully change? Or does it just become its own self contained bubble? 3. Do layoffs and purging of talent happen at some point? And if it’s not “if” but “when”, then when? 4. How can internal mobil
- L6 SDM Looking For Excellent Teams @ Amazon Seattle! Hi Amazonians! I have an approved offer to join Amazon as a L6 SDM. I'm currently looking for excellent teams to join that need an experienced SDM. I have 12 YOE, 5 as a manager. I've been a front line manager leading ICs and I've also managed managers @ MSFT and at a startup. I have a background
- link where to learn marketing/growth for entry-mid level ppl out here thought i would make a seperate post. this is taken from another discussion. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions. ----- First of all, you have to decide what you wanna do: Growth Marketing - acquisition Growth Marketing - user journey (activation, engagement, retention) Brand marketing Pro
- Why is Google headcount so low? Have they run out of ideas? Google is literally the most well resourced company in existence. Engineers have crazy leverage because of their internal tooling and infra. They have 100B straight cash in the bank and a money printing machine in Search and Ads. What are they waiting for?! They have many engineers that have passed
- Fitbit Compensation Breakdown and Unvested Equity Considerations Pending Google Acquisition TC: 210K YOE: 12 Non-Tech I’m currently interviewing for a Director level non-tech role at Fitbit. Thus far the recruiter and I have not discussed compensation expectations and I don’t want to be the first party to bring it up. I have questions about Target Bonus and timing, RSUs and Unvested Equi
- Product manager seeking for advice I have seen people here give solid career advice and would like to share my struggle to get some help. Thank you for your time in advance. Context: Got hired as a Product manager but 80% what i do is writing sql and running analysis on excel. 1) Is this normal? 2)What are some actual, industry w
- Is now the time to make a change!? Hello, Looking to get some advice on some what could potentially be my next career move. I have about 10 years of sales experience. Been with my current employer for 6 years. 5 years in management, promoted many times and have experience in multiple departments and helped my previous company durin