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Ask HN: Ratio of tech headcount cost to overall revenues

Posted by thunga on Friday August 07, 2020 @11:33PM
from the ask-hn dept.

What is the ratio of the tech headcount cost to the overall revenues in your organisation?Please share the industry as well. I am assuming that the ratios will be very different in SaaS Companies(salesforce..) compared to operationally heavy companies(amazon, uber) vs ad monetisation heavy companies(google, facebook)

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Re:Visa is planning the biggest changes to merchant fees in a decade on Saturday February 08, 2020 @08:23AM (#22275582)
Pay later companies have started disrupting this space over the last few yrs
Re:Ask HN: Are books worth it? on Saturday January 04, 2020 @08:04PM (#21958863)
Books are probably the only way to expose you to multiple nuances on the your personal and professional framing/narrative for both personal life and professional narrative.
Re:Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? on Monday December 30, 2019 @01:26AM (#21911249)
Personal Development : Power of Full Engagement
Re:Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? on Saturday December 28, 2019 @08:33PM (#21903219)
Decision Making : Decisive

Management & Leadership : High Output Management, Presence Based Leadership, Leaders Guide to Story Telling & Dare to Lead

Do You Use an iPad?

Posted by thunga on Sunday December 22, 2019 @07:04PM
from the self-post dept.

I have seen kids using it for educational apps. As a working professional, do you use an iPad? What are your usecases?

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Ask HN: Time Taken to Release a Feature

Posted by thunga on Monday September 02, 2019 @11:08PM
from the ask-hn dept.

How much time does it take for you to launch an end to end feature?My current rule of thumb is - 8 to 10 weeks in a startup - 6 to 8 months in FAANGAssumptions - Internet/App based consumer product - End to end feature & not product improvements

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Re:I thought the Amazon store was a terrible idea, then went there on Monday November 09, 2015 @09:40PM (#10537289)
Even now, I see a lot of parents/kids on weekends browsing/shopping in old style bookstores! There is a definite need. Good to see the offline stores coming back!
Re:Why are working class kids less likely to get elite jobs? They stud... on Monday September 28, 2015 @12:42AM (#10288951)
This story was more revealing to me on another aspect. Why don't working class kids grow quickly in a fast growing company than a elite class kid? even though the working class kid probably knows more from a depth perspective.

Ask HN: Small product, single founder success stories?

Posted by thunga on Friday September 23, 2011 @08:40AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have read some small product, single founder success stories on HN over the last few years. Can you share some stories/links even though it has been shared before on an unrelated thread?On HN, patio11, edw519, peldi & jacques have all shared success stories before. I am interested to know more.EDIT : By success, I mean happiness in life & financial independence to do interesting...

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Re:Google+ Opens to All on Tuesday September 20, 2011 @12:22PM (#3018195)
Google+ Opens to All other than for people with google app accounts...
Re:Don't Be So F*cking Strategic on Sunday September 18, 2011 @12:33PM (#3010556)
Strategy should be seen as broad guidelines that help middle management make effective decisions. It is supposed to be a means to reduce communication & decision making overhead. This in turn is supposed to make the large teams more focused & effective.

Strategy is a process to reach the target & not a target/goal in itself. Unfortunately, many senior executives think that strategy is all about the end goal & end up creating wrong strategies. Mostly, the middle management will hear these end goal strategies & have no idea about its usefulness. This defeats the purpose & the middle management ends up wasting more time in meetings & wasting more time instead of being more focused.