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Interesting Telegram operating details in this interview with founder Pavel Durov: — ~1 billion users — Never ran an ad — Only 30 full-time employees — He’s the sole director, equity holder and product manager (works directly with every engineer and designer) — No HR (he recruits people through...

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Trung Phan2 лет назад

Full interview here (Tucker visited Pavel in Dubai, where Telegram based): Here is the contest platform (which I had no idea about until two hours ago because I have zero developer skills…great url):

Фото профиля Trung Phan
Trung Phan2 лет назад

The team also doesn’t have an HR team. Not because we have a unique recruiting platform but because the one we hired last year put me on a PIP after 8 days and I can’t handle that stress again.

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Elon Musk2 лет назад

Impressive

Фото профиля Luke Martin
Luke Martin2 лет назад

WhatsApp 55 employees = $19Bn Telegram 30 employees = $31Bn FDV ...not even counting what the equity/company is worth. good find on this clip btw

Фото профиля Trung Phan
Trung Phan2 лет назад

Def check out the whole interview. Short, only 55mins (tons of interesting details)

Фото профиля Michael Rumiantsau
Michael Rumiantsau2 лет назад

The biggest trick Durov pulled was convincing users that Telegram is a secure app.

Фото профиля Matt Duhon
Matt Duhon2 лет назад

Where do you get that level of distribution without ever running an ad? Asking for a friend…

Фото профиля Trung Phan
Trung Phan2 лет назад

Me three!

Фото профиля eylon ☯️🐲
eylon ☯️🐲2 лет назад

Hey @elonmusk merge @x with @telegram and make @durov CEO - Super aligned culture / values - top notch executive - will be a giant leap towards the super app

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Mike Chong (WildCat) 🏔️⭐️2 лет назад

When you have a human resource team, you treat human as resources

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The backbone of America are the people in Baltimore, Scranton, and Claymont. The people who get up every morning, go to work, and bust their necks to make a living. I'm building an economy that works for them.
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The backbone of America are the people in Baltimore, Scranton, and Claymont. The people who get up every morning, go to work, and bust their necks to make a living. I'm building an economy that works for them.

President Biden Archived

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Pavel Durov Reveals Attempted Poisoning, Telegram Pressure, Bitcoin Fortune, and Over 100 Children Entrepreneur Pavel Durov shared candid details about his life and interactions with authorities in an interview with podcast host Lex Fridman. Durov claimed that in spring 2018 he survived an attempted poisoning. He experienced sharp pain, vision and hearing loss, difficulty breathing, and eventually lost consciousness. He woke up the next morning covered in bruises and was unable to walk for two weeks. He also spoke about pressure on Telegram. According to Durov, the head of French intelligence demanded that certain channels be deleted before elections in Romania, but Durov only blocked those violating platform rules. Durov confirmed that in 2013 he bought thousands of bitcoins at $700 each and predicts the price could reach $1 million. Regarding the “two chairs” question noticed during his conversation with Tucker Carlson, Durov explained it as a famous prison riddle, a metaphor for choosing between two bad options. On a personal note, Durov revealed he doesn’t know the exact number of his children but estimates it to be over 100, having donated sperm in his youth at friends’ requests.
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Pavel Durov Reveals Attempted Poisoning, Telegram Pressure, Bitcoin Fortune, and Over 100 Children Entrepreneur Pavel Durov shared candid details about his life and interactions with authorities in an interview with podcast host Lex Fridman. Durov claimed that in spring 2018 he survived an attempted poisoning. He experienced sharp pain, vision and hearing loss, difficulty breathing, and eventually lost consciousness. He woke up the next morning covered in bruises and was unable to walk for two weeks. He also spoke about pressure on Telegram. According to Durov, the head of French intelligence demanded that certain channels be deleted before elections in Romania, but Durov only blocked those violating platform rules. Durov confirmed that in 2013 he bought thousands of bitcoins at $700 each and predicts the price could reach $1 million. Regarding the “two chairs” question noticed during his conversation with Tucker Carlson, Durov explained it as a famous prison riddle, a metaphor for choosing between two bad options. On a personal note, Durov revealed he doesn’t know the exact number of his children but estimates it to be over 100, having donated sperm in his youth at friends’ requests.

NEXTA

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When the world’s media sees Gaza, the Israelis are going to have a really, really challenging time explaining that, because it’s really hard to walk people through that level of damage and destruction, says Andrew Fox in an interview with V24 founder Stefan Tompson.
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When the world’s media sees Gaza, the Israelis are going to have a really, really challenging time explaining that, because it’s really hard to walk people through that level of damage and destruction, says Andrew Fox in an interview with V24 founder Stefan Tompson.

Visegrád 24

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James Dyson on founder led sales: "Selling goes with manufacturing as wheels do with a bicycle." "Products do not walk off shelves and into people's homes. And when a product is entirely new, the art of selling is needed to explain it. What it is. How it works. Why you might need and want it." Dyson was taught this by his mentor when Dyson was just 21 years old: "I told him I don't know how to sell things." And he said, "Look, you're the engineer. You've chosen every square inch of that product. Everything. You know it all. That means you're the best person to sell it." That was an interesting sort revelation for me because I'd always thought these were separate professions. Sales was one profession, engineering was another, manufacturing was another, and being a manager was another. And suddenly this entrepreneur was saying to me, "Well, look, you're an engineer and designer. You know all about the product, make it, and then go and sell it."
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James Dyson on founder led sales: "Selling goes with manufacturing as wheels do with a bicycle." "Products do not walk off shelves and into people's homes. And when a product is entirely new, the art of selling is needed to explain it. What it is. How it works. Why you might need and want it." Dyson was taught this by his mentor when Dyson was just 21 years old: "I told him I don't know how to sell things." And he said, "Look, you're the engineer. You've chosen every square inch of that product. Everything. You know it all. That means you're the best person to sell it." That was an interesting sort revelation for me because I'd always thought these were separate professions. Sales was one profession, engineering was another, manufacturing was another, and being a manager was another. And suddenly this entrepreneur was saying to me, "Well, look, you're an engineer and designer. You know all about the product, make it, and then go and sell it."

David Senra

43,050 просмотров • 1 месяц назад