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Re:Dropbox May Not Be LeBron James, but Is Still in the Game by tholmes on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @03:21PM (#11029440)
Companies like that don't usually hire 600 people in 12 months, though.

Buuut I guess they could. I guess it just kind of looks like the explosive hiring you see sometimes when a company has projected huge growth but then falls flat and realizes it has way too many employees :(

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Re:Dropbox May Not Be LeBron James, but Is Still in the Game by gerbilly on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @04:02PM (#11029725)
>Companies like that don't usually hire 600 people in 12 months, though.

Maybe, are those 600 people there to fight fires and work on tickets, or adding product features?

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Re:Dropbox May Not Be LeBron James, but Is Still in the Game by paulddraper on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @06:02PM (#11030603)
Either they have a huge growth in number of fires, tickets, or features. None of those fit your image.
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Re:Dropbox May Not Be LeBron James, but Is Still in the Game by rokhayakebe on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @05:48PM (#11030511)
During holidays you see retailers hire to capitalize on the season. We should consider the same for startups, i.e. hire a bunch of people for a year or two to capitalize on the opportunity, then let them go. Everybody wins if it is clear from the beginning that when the well dries, everyone leaves.
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