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> It’s the first salvo of ByteDance’s goal to reach 100,000 staff globally by the end of the year, outlined by Chief Executive Officer Zhang Yiming in an intern
by bko 6y ago
> It’s the first salvo of ByteDance’s goal to reach 100,000 staff globally by the end of the year, outlined by Chief Executive Officer Zhang Yiming in an internal memo last month.
Can someone explain to me the rationale behind such an aggressive employee headcount? Do they have larger ambitions or are they trying to justify the valuation? It just strikes me at an incredibly large number of employees for the service.
- novok 6y agoIt's not their only product.
- samename 6y agoIf they employed the moderators instead of contracting them out, I think that number would make more sense. I'm not sure if they do or not.
- gibolt 6y agoByteDance has a huge suite of apps already (in China). Several of them could independently be unicorns without international expansion. I don't see why they wouldn't want to both grow that number and expand what they already have to other markets