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Slickdeals thinks 20 employees is enough

7,353 2,746 July 24, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Guess so with all the free mods!

http://www.openforum.com/articles...ust-enough




Even though deal-sharing site Slickdeals has been around for more than a decade, CEO Bryant Quan says it's still pretty much in startup mode.

With more than a 100 million page views every month and only 20 full-time employees, there's a ratio of 5 million customers to one employee, which means Slickdeals had to build a team flexible enough to wear many hats and make decisions independently.
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07-24-2012 at 10:40 AM.
07-24-2012 at 10:40 AM.
Wait wait wait. Wait. Just wait a goddamn minute.

BryantQ is the CEO?

So... BryantQ = Mr. SD?

I KNEW IT ALL ALONG!

Ban him for having multiple accounts! You're all hypocrites if you don't! Whee
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07-24-2012 at 10:43 AM.
07-24-2012 at 10:43 AM.
Quote from boltman2007 :
Slickdeals had to build a team flexible enough to wear many hats
I wanna see Schooby in a hat. Woot
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07-24-2012 at 10:44 AM.
07-24-2012 at 10:44 AM.
Rumor has it they tried. His accounts are unbanable. The button is grayed out.
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07-24-2012 at 10:44 AM.
07-24-2012 at 10:44 AM.
Quote from boltman2007 :
Photo credit: Bryant Quan
Person writing the article too cheap to have someone take his photo?
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07-24-2012 at 10:46 AM.
07-24-2012 at 10:46 AM.
Quote from emelvee :
Person writing the article too cheap to have someone take his photo?
Secret bryant took his own photo

he wear many hats!!
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07-24-2012 at 10:46 AM.
07-24-2012 at 10:46 AM.
Quote from boltman2007 :
When it comes to hiring, trust is one of the most important factors for Quan.

"I have this rule: if you lie, you die," says Quan. "If you say something about your background or work, and it comes out differently, that says a lot about a person."
There goes my chance for a job at SD. Sadwalk


I don't really care if I see Schooby in a hat.

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Secret bryant took his own photo

he wear many hats!!
He could have at least worn one of them for the photo! Mad

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To motivate his staff, Quan personally has a budget set aside for rewarding employees he thinks are working hard. Workers currently receive a bonus for finishing projects early, and the company plans to implement a system that reward them for doing independent projects on the site.
I think we all know which expense categories are always under budget.
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07-24-2012 at 10:51 AM.
07-24-2012 at 10:51 AM.
It would be ironic if SD got sued due to OP posting the entire article.
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07-24-2012 at 10:55 AM.
07-24-2012 at 10:55 AM.
Quote from serra :
Secret bryant took his own photo

he wear many hats!!
He isn't even wearing a hat Crazy
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07-24-2012 at 10:56 AM.
07-24-2012 at 10:56 AM.
Quote from emelvee :
It would be ironic if SD got sued due to OP posting the entire article.

A federal judge ruled Monday that publishing an entire article without the rights holder's authorization was a fair use of the work

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/...e-defense/



A federal judge ruled Monday that publishing an entire article without the rights holder's authorization was a fair use of the work, in yet another blow to newspaper copyright troll Righthaven.
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07-24-2012 at 10:56 AM.
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Huh

he wore a hat when he took the pic
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07-24-2012 at 10:56 AM.
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Secret bryant took his own photo
he has very long arms


that sounds like a more interesting story than using a self timer, or someone else taking the pic.
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07-24-2012 at 10:58 AM.
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Quote from emelvee :
It would be ironic if SD got sued due to OP posting the entire article.
Doh i missed that. thanks. i edited
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07-24-2012 at 10:59 AM.
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Doh i missed that. thanks. i edited
Slacker!

There goes your bonus...
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07-24-2012 at 10:59 AM.
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Doh i missed that. thanks. i edited
Did your hat fall off?


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A federal judge ruled Monday that publishing an entire article without the rights holder's authorization was a fair use of the work

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/...e-defense/



A federal judge ruled Monday that publishing an entire article without the rights holder's authorization was a fair use of the work, in yet another blow to newspaper copyright troll Righthaven.
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