Twitter Plans Hundreds More Job Cuts as Soon as This Week
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#2How many people does it really take to run Twitter?
If they need more than 100 people I'd be really shocked.
Re: Twitter Plans Hundreds More Job Cuts as Soon as This Week
#3How many people does it really take to run Twitter? If they need more than 100 people I'd be really shocked.
I'd wager a bit more than that to maintain existing services. But they haven't given up on growth yet, disappointing news doesn't = throw in the towel. If these rumors are true, best of luck to those affected.
Re: Twitter Plans Hundreds More Job Cuts as Soon as This Week
#4How many people does it really take to run Twitter? If they need more than 100 people I'd be really shocked.
And how many people do you need to monetize Twitter?
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#6I've always sort of had this question that continues to feel naive - but I'm not sure I know the answer: why do so many companies feel like they have to grow perpetually? Why can't Twitter just be happy being Twitter, knowing its limits and making a stable profit? Instead it's more users, more VC money, more staff... constantly burning as quickly as possible. There's a ceiling on every business; it's all bound to come crashing down eventually if you don't stop somewhere. Either you do it gracefully or hundreds of folks have to eventually lose their job unexpectedly (very sad).
Is the answer simply that earlier VCs put pressure on the executives to keep growing so they can multiply their investment?
Personally I dream of making a living establishing a patio11-type software business. Something where I can do a high quality job and own all of the decision-making. The ceiling doesn't have to be very high for one guy to sustain himself, and software is appealing because you can automate away nearly all of the "work".
Re: Twitter Plans Hundreds More Job Cuts as Soon as This Week
#7How many people does it really take to run Twitter? If they need more than 100 people I'd be really shocked.
I'd wager a bit more than that to maintain existing services. But they haven't given up on growth yet, disappointing news doesn't = throw in the towel. If these rumors are true, best of luck to those affected.
But 3,750? Does anyone think Twitter needs that many people? Scale back to the bare essentials and regroup. Clearly the people there haven't been good for ambitious growth, time to shake it up, find a buyer (which will be easier with less overhead), or close the doors.
Re: Twitter Plans Hundreds More Job Cuts as Soon as This Week
#8How many people does it really take to run Twitter? If they need more than 100 people I'd be really shocked.
I'd wager a bit more than that to maintain existing services. But they haven't given up on growth yet, disappointing news doesn't = throw in the towel. If these rumors are true, best of luck to those affected.
Even to grow, does twitter really need 3,800 employees? The site hasn't exactly seen much change in the past few years.
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#9I know this is premature, but I can't help but wonder what the effect of Twitter going under would have on the Bay Area tech scene.
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#10You'd think they would have figured out targeted ads by now. If I follow people who post about RF/Microwave, antennas, SDR, and ham radio, one would think I'd see ads from Keysight and Tektronix, but no, it's garbage like football and pop music. FAIL!
I also don't like that I don't see all the tweets from a person. They are pruning the timeline.
Good riddance to twitter.