On Aug 9, 2011, at 9:19 PM, Cédric Beust ♔ wrote: > On 9 August 2011 20:06, Josh Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > 2011/8/9 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]>: > > the existence of patent portfolios is a > > strong driver in big companies acquiring little ones, which I see as good > > for the industry and innovation in general). > > Do you have anything to back this? It always seemed to me that > trademarks/marketshare and talent were the largest drivers of > acquisitions. At least the successful ones. > > > More to the point, what proof is there that acquisition in general is good > for the industry and innovation? > > I would have thought that having more, and smaller, companies is going to do > better in terms of job creation, range of products on the market, quality of > customer service, distribution of capital back into the economy, etc... > > It seems like a bit of a catch 22. The existence of small companies looks > important to me, but if the odds of being acquired are very low, very few > entrepreneurs/investors will take the risk to create one. It looks like we > need to maintain a fragile balance of always having a reasonable number of > small companies with a reasonable percentage of them being acquired, but not > too much nor too little.
Assumes acquisition is the only motivation for creating a company. I've lived in a country where small business thrive and I now live in a country where everything is about large businesses. The focus on big business hasn't worked out all that well. The countries that created a better climate for small businesses are much better off. Regards, Kirk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
