That is a lot of talent, seemingly in stuff that Facebook doesn't really do. Any ideas on what they're up to over there?
I don't know if the world needs another browser, but maybe Facebook is working on one?
I don't know if the world needs another browser, but maybe Facebook is working on one?
I believe Facebook is entering that phase now where they'll have tons of money to throw at these guys with promises of working on "the next big thing". Expect these guys to leave after 3-4 years for smaller more progressive ventures.
Google had 2,668 employees in September 2004, just after it IPO'd, and at the beginning of 2010 it had about 20,000.
eBay IPO'd in September 1998 with only about 30 employees and revenues of $4.7 million. In 2008 it had about 16,000.
Facebook will definitely IPO at some point, its VCs will demand it, and this recruit is perhaps more for IPO marketing than anything else. It now claims to have 1400+ staff.
http://investor.google.com/corporate/faq.html#employees http://www.swivel.com/workbooks/27740-Google-Number-of-emplo... http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?factsheet
Perhaps they'll create a similar thing from scratch.