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> But plently of really successful tech companies did not overgrow their team size for a number of years. E.g Facebook. A much better example is WhatsUp with 5

by elmar 9y ago

> But plently of really successful tech companies did not overgrow their team size for a number of years. E.g Facebook. A much better example is WhatsUp with 55 employees at the time of aquisition.

GarethX 9y ago
Or Instagram - they had 13 employees when they were acquired.
- elmar 9y ago
  Yes, but you could argue that WhatsUp is even more impressive because it can be considered much latter stage and aquisition value also reflects that being 19x more than Instagram.
  - the-dude 9y ago
    Where do I sign up for WhatsUp ? Sounds cools.
    - deleted 9y ago
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    - brandizzi 9y ago
      I guess they mean WhatsApp (http://whatsapp.com/ http://whatsapp.com/). Not sure you're going to get a lot of fun with it if it is not widely used around you but it is a behemoth in many countries.