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throw0101c
on July 10, 2024
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AMD to buy Silo AI for $665M
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It looks like 300 “AI experts” employed. So I guess they have paid $2M a pop.
What was the per employee acquisition cost of WhatsApp (who had 50 employees, IIRC)?
dghlsakjg
on July 10, 2024
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When acquiring a telecommunications network, I suspect that network size (user count) is far more relevant for valuation, if anything, having a low employee count with a massive network like WhatsApp was probably a huge selling point.
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What was the per employee acquisition cost of WhatsApp (who had 50 employees, IIRC)?