[jacquesm]

That's great news. It would be a lot more worrying if you were their last choice for a partnership. Really, count your blessings. And as long as they're being headhunted but they haven't accepted you're in good shape.

It's like dating a very pretty woman. You can worry all the time that she's got lots of suitors and you can destroy your relationship by being jealous of all kinds of things that you imagine might happen or are happening. But the only thing that matters is that you're together and she apparently chose you, even if you're a bit insecure about why it is you over all those other options out there.

That would say more about you than it would about them ;)

Be happy, make them proud and I'm sure they'll make you proud as well.

[icco]

Yup, and remember, Google, Apple and Facebook are all afraid that all of the smart talent is starting to build companies instead of coming to work for them, so their recruiting is increasing to deal with that.

To continue the analogy, big companies are women(or men if you prefer) in their early 30s worried they are gonna be alone forever. And you, your partners and they are all stuck in a bar that you can never leave.