Ask HN: What are the most valuable companies with the lowest headcounts?

by ent101 on 10/6/2021, 7:16 PM with 14 comments
  • by akudha on 10/6/2021, 7:32 PM

    WhatsApp famously had just three dozen engineers managing their massive service when they sold to FB. I remember listening to an interview of one of the early employees who credited a big part of their success to BEAM

  • by Shatnerz on 10/7/2021, 6:55 AM

    Looking at games, Minecraft (before being sold) and Terraria would be up there.

    WhatsApp is probably the best example from recent history.

    You also have private companies like You Need A Budget (YNAB) which are highly successful, but fairly static and not targeting hyper growth.

  • by mgl on 10/7/2021, 4:04 AM
  • by jstx1 on 10/6/2021, 7:22 PM

    Tether have 22 employees and "support" assets worth $68 billion.

  • by uyt on 10/6/2021, 8:08 PM

    Rentech?

  • by Jugurtha on 10/6/2021, 7:19 PM

    Not an answer, but I've never grown fond of the word "headcount".