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WhatsApp was operating with 650m MAUs, 24/7, and was purchased for $19 billion. How many employees did it have? 55.
by johnloeber 10y ago
WhatsApp was operating with 650m MAUs, 24/7, and was purchased for $19 billion.
How many employees did it have? 55.
- meddlepal 10y agoWhatsApp is not and never was mission critical.
- rakoo 10y agoWe're talking about Tinder, though.
- johnloeber 10y agoI don't understand your comment.
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- user5994461 10y agoJust because it's possible doesn't mean it's a good idea ;)
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- johnloeber 10y agoThey were acquired for 19 billion dollars, so they were very obviously doing things right. Your condescending snark seems misplaced. Maybe the fact that WhatsApp was colossally successful, more so than nearly any other startup -- this was the largest ever acquisition of a venture-backed company -- should get you to update your priors on what kind of scaling practice is a "good idea" and what isn't.
- user5994461 10y agoIf you don't mind, I'd rather give a different view of WhatsApp and on-call. It quickly turns out that WhatsApp could have a nice exit, so it made sense for some employees to sacrifice a bit of work-life balance, instead of looking for another job. Your mileage may vary depending on "How many direct phone calls from customers does your company get when the service is unavailable for 10 minutes? and how much money is lost?" We don't have this data on WhatsApp.
- johnloeber 10y agoIs there data on what the work-life balance at WhatsApp was like, pre-acquisition?
- user5994461 10y agoNot that I know of. Do you have experience in 50 people startup growing like mad and going worldwide? I've been there and I've seen how bad it can be for people responsible for the critical pieces of the tech. WhatsApp is no magic. Lots of hard work and elbow grease.