As a boy, my grandfather once wanted to impress upon me the astronomical nature (or so it seemed at such a young age) of large numbers (especially in reference to government budgets).
At first, I couldn't believe it when he told me that if I spent $1/second, I'd blow through $1M in just under 12 days (11.5 to be more precise, with rounding).
But it was when he told me that spending through $1B at the same rate would take me nearly 32 years that I realized that was a ridiculously large sum of money.
I've never forgotten that lesson. I also walked away deviously thinking the best goal I could shoot for in life was to figure out how to earn $1/second.
try measuring the cumulative revenue over those 43 years, i.e. the integral instead of the first derivative.
$912 was their annual revenue.
In my opinion, this is Apples to Oranges. Capital and Revenue are not the same thing. Also, you should take into account his knowledge, experience, and partner help.
Pretty clear in my opinion. They had $1,100 of capital and not of sales.
Don't need quite as much revenue when employees are cheaper.
He must also really really love his space and company, nowadays when companies are flipped in 43 weeks, he is going on for 43 years. Wow, that's some dedication and calls for a very difficult temperament and set of skills.