<i>Seems like a cheaper alternative to acquihiring</i><p>I was thinking exactly the same thing: This is like acquihiring except that it skips the &quot;spend a year on a proof-of-talent product which gets thrown away after the acquisition&quot;.<p>Of course, the downside is that the team interview process isn&#x27;t likely to be anywhere near as effective a filtering tool as spending a year building a product.