Huang Renxun's resignation triggered a talent exodus? Analysts blast Huida engineers as poaching targets

Huida CEO Huang Renxun was involved in controversies such as extramarital affairs and national security concerns, and suddenly resigned as CEO, president and director. Now, Huida may face another brain drain crisis. Jukan, an analyst at Citrini Research, an investment research institution, quoted industry sources as saying that with Huang Renxun's departure, OpenAI and other competitors may have launched a frantic poaching campaign, targeting Huida's senior engineers who have already achieved financial freedom, and the entire team may even change jobs collectively.

At a time when Huida is in high-level personnel turmoil, Citrini Research analyst Jukan posted on the social platform

Jukan pointed out that thanks to the sharp rise in Huida's stock price over the years, most of the company's senior and senior engineers have already accumulated considerable wealth through stockholding, and even achieved financial freedom. For many people, the main reason for continuing to stay at Huida is not simply for salary or stock compensation, but for Huang Renxun’s irreplaceable personal charm and leadership style.

He believes that now that Huang Renxun has left, it will not be surprising even if these senior engineers choose to resign tomorrow.

What’s more noteworthy is that Jukan quoted industry insiders as saying that competitors of OpenAI and Huida are likely to have begun intensive contact with Huida’s senior engineers to actively compete for these top talents with rich research and development experience.

Industry insiders also revealed that if a competing company promises to let a senior engineer have its own team, it may attract original team members to change jobs. In other words, competitors may not only target a single engineer, but also their original team.