... where big-name tech products could enjoy a second life, albeit without most or all of the people that got them there: Bending Spoons. The Italian company, which is valued at $11B and reports 300M+ monthly active users, acquired Eventbrite for $500M this week. If you re unfamiliar, Bending Spoons has an M&A playbook:  Identify a product with a fair amount of users but an ebbing valuation. Buy it for the IP and product, not the team ...