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Re:Why big tech companies need so many people by suzzer99 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @11:51PM (#34735757)
I think another big component is you can't sell a growth story to Wall St. with a skeleton crew keeping the lights on. You have to have plenty of engineers working on the next big thing.
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Re:Why big tech companies need so many people by nine_k on Thursday February 09, 2023 @11:59PM (#34735802)
WhatsApp might need a word with these Wall St types.

You need a large and growing segment of a large and growing market. If you can pull it off with a crew of 50, the better.

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Re:Why big tech companies need so many people by 8note on Friday February 10, 2023 @12:47AM (#34736091)
What has the what's app team made other than the what's app app?

Why didn't they release the innovations on chat that openai has come up with?

The question isn't can it be done with a small team, it's "what have you done for me lately?" Yesterday's growth has already been factored into the stock price, what's the thing that will double it next?

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Re:Why big tech companies need so many people by nova22033 on Friday February 10, 2023 @11:36AM (#34741975)
How much money did WhatsApp make before it was acquired by Facebook?
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Re:Why big tech companies need so many people by pixl97 on Friday February 10, 2023 @04:08PM (#34745865)
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/032515/whats...

Looks like it was a money burning pit before the buyout.

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