Big tech keeps buying things it can't handle

Sean Goedecke is looking at the big tech acquisition graveyard. The headline takeaway is simple: big tech needs big egos. When tech giants swallow up companies, the deals often fail. Not because the acquired companies are bad, but because the acquirers bring too much ego and not enough humility.

The pattern shows up everywhere. Big tech announces massive acquisitions with fanfare, then struggles to integrate them. The acquired team gets absorbed, loses autonomy, and the value drains away. The acquirer ends up with a bloated org chart and a story to tell at dinner parties.

The failed hackquisitions are a reminder that size doesn't equal wisdom. Big tech keeps buying companies it can't handle because the egos driving the deals are bigger than the companies themselves.

Why this matters for us: when the biggest tech companies keep failing at their biggest deals, everyone from the founders to the workers feels the fallout.