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Last year, the largest piece of negative feedback we got from VCs: our workforce wasn't growing exponentially enough. We had ~200 employees, they were expecting ~2,000. We told them additional employees added too quickly were net negative, and they could take it or leave it.

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Ryan Salame

@rsalame7926

Jun 14

Time and again VCs and consultants told us we needed to hire faster, grow more quickly, and increase headcount. Through all of the pressure to do that @SBF argued that more headcount was unlikely to increase productivity and output.

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Jun 14

We're at about 300 now, and growing, but sustainably--some come, some go, but we're increasing ~50% year over year. Maybe we'll get to 400 in the next year. But when it comes to hypergrowth, you can't replace 'growing revenue' with 'growing expenses'.

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SBF

@SBF_FTX

Jun 6

1) Zig Zag and hiring: why FTX is going to keep growing as others cut jobs

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Because in the end the most important thing you can do is make your company a great place to work, where every employee has real responsibility. Only then can you build a great product.

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Only then you can maximize your ability to move money from retails' pockets into the Democratic party leaders's pockets

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CEOs donate to all kinds of political parties. Trump was a donor to Democrats too.

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what is your trade volume growth?

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Do you think he will tell you?

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Where you part of the Celsius liquidation hunt?

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$CEL @SBF_FTX The risk engine messe up badly. UX was down, most traders unable to hedge, close, reduce their positions. The risk engine blocking traders. A bitmex style, people deserve refund that's not how exchanges are supposed to protect their customers

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