I agree with the strategy in this comment, for some notions of “absorbed”; being absorbed territorially or economically might be fine, but being absorbed culturally/intellectually probably isn’t. Illegibility and good relationships seem like the most useful approaches.
Nod. In modern times, I’d consider a relevant strategy is “how to get your company purchased by a larger company in a way that lets your company mostly get to keep doing what it’s doing.”
I agree with the strategy in this comment, for some notions of “absorbed”; being absorbed territorially or economically might be fine, but being absorbed culturally/intellectually probably isn’t. Illegibility and good relationships seem like the most useful approaches.
Nod. In modern times, I’d consider a relevant strategy is “how to get your company purchased by a larger company in a way that lets your company mostly get to keep doing what it’s doing.”
Example: Deepmind?