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Every good technology company needs great people. The best companies invest time, money, and sweat equity into becoming world-class recruiting machines. But how far should you take your quest to build the world's greatest team? Is it fair game to hire employees from your friend's company? Will you still be friends?

First, what do I mean by "friends?" There are two relevant categories:

* Important business partners
* Friends

For this discussion, friends and important business partners are roughly the same.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Is It Okay to Hire People From Your Friend's Company? | Fast Company

Author: Ben Horowitz