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"... On how many employees the 300-person company will have in a year: 700. ..." Compared to Craigslist this is lot. What are all these people going to work on

• aston 19y ago
  Pretty low. 300 people is not 300 programmers.
  • bootload 19y ago
    "... Zuckerberg was asked if Facebook needed a "grownup" to run the company. The 23-year-old CEO said,"We have thought about developing a good team rather than hiring a CEO with experience in this space, and I'm not convinced that exists. Instead we are focused on building a strong team." ..." ~ http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6643 http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6643 Now I think I know why (after doing a bit of reading). Facebook for all its sophistication does not have much to offer beyond the connectivity. Hence the reason to open up to external developers. One problem with that is you'll get a couple of killer useful applications but a lot of pretty ordinary ones. ~ http://www.slate.com/id/2168872/ http://www.slate.com/id/2168872/ So while Facebook has had extraordinary growth for it to continue as it's investors (or soon to be investors) expect it needs a continuous supply of "Visicalc", "Word" or Killer Apps to sustain and continue growth. Hence the need to develop a bigger team.