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> Whatsapp had 55 employees and 450 million users when it was acquired.

WeWork had the opposite problem. A lot of employees and expenses and not enough paying users. Having lots of employees and lots of expenses by itself doesn't mean much. WeWork still got billions in funding. Due diligence was an issue there as well.



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