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Dr_Adequate t1_iuynnvs wrote

Reply to comment by darthshadow25 in A Simple Analysis Of Twitter's Potential Change In Business Model [OC] by chartr

> he doesn't have to worry too much about profits

The interest on that $44B he borrowed would like a word with you.

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darthshadow25 t1_iuynsra wrote

I didn't realize he borrowed it. I thought it was his money.

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Dr_Adequate t1_iuypa85 wrote

Yup. And I saw another chart earlier that may show what's behind his thought process. For other large social media companies, the revenue-per-employee ratio is big, something like $1MM per employee, while for Twitter it's about half that, $500k per FTE.

Which is likely what's driving his desire to fire so many. If he can keep it limping along with a lower headcount, the revenue-per-employee goes up, and he can say he's just as smart as the people running other large social media platforms.

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