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Slickdeals thinks 20 employees is enough

7,353 2,746 July 24, 2012 at 10:39 AM in Chat (2)
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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vec
07-24-2012 at 12:31 PM.
07-24-2012 at 12:31 PM.
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Plus I have a conference in New Yawk in the end of August and a conference in Dallas in September. Plus I'll probably take a week off around Xmas. It's good to be the king. laugh out loud

What else is there to do in HH besides eat, beach and golf?
New Yawk, huh? Which conference?
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07-24-2012 at 12:58 PM.
07-24-2012 at 12:58 PM.
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New Yawk, huh? Which conference?
probably NAMBLA.
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07-24-2012 at 01:19 PM.
07-24-2012 at 01:19 PM.
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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.
In regards to the site crashing, that explains a lot. Rofl2
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Joe Davola
07-24-2012 at 01:31 PM.
07-24-2012 at 01:31 PM.
Quote from vec :
New Yawk, huh? Which conference?
Quote from BargainBob :
probably NAMBLA.
Close. IRS Tax Forum. wootDance13Woot
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Close. IRS Tax Forum. wootDance13Woot
Close? Roll
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Hawk2007
07-24-2012 at 01:50 PM.
07-24-2012 at 01:50 PM.
Are we allowed to talk or comment on the business structure of SD without fear of being banned? I have a strong inclination as to why SD HQ was moved from California to Nevada.
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07-24-2012 at 01:53 PM.
07-24-2012 at 01:53 PM.
Quote from boltman2007 :
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.

Is this normally how ratios are tabbed?

I mean, page views don't equate to actual customers since most of us customers check the site multiple times per day and generate hundreds of page views.

(not knocking the website, it's number one at what it does)
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burninator
07-24-2012 at 02:27 PM.
07-24-2012 at 02:27 PM.
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Secret bryant took his own photo

he wear many hats!!
Is that where they all are?
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Joe Davola
07-24-2012 at 02:47 PM.
07-24-2012 at 02:47 PM.
Quote from Hawk2007 :
Is this normally how ratios are tabbed?

I mean, page views don't equate to actual customers since most of us customers check the site multiple times per day and generate hundreds of page views.

(not knocking the website, it's number one at what it does)
That is the most BRILLIANT comment I read all day. nod Alright yours comes in second or third. laugh out loud Wink
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07-24-2012 at 03:27 PM.
07-24-2012 at 03:27 PM.
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Is that where they all are?
the monkeys stole 'em



"you monkeys you, you give me back my cap!!"
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07-24-2012 at 03:29 PM.
07-24-2012 at 03:29 PM.
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the monkeys stole 'em



"you monkeys you, you give me back my cap!!"
Reminds me of Fenton [youtube.com].
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07-24-2012 at 03:30 PM.
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Reminds me of Fenton [youtube.com].
wot wot?? it didn't remind you of you?? Down
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07-24-2012 at 03:31 PM.
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wot wot?? it didn't remind you of you?? Down
Or. Ang. U. Tan.

Mad
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07-24-2012 at 04:02 PM.
07-24-2012 at 04:02 PM.
Every Friday night, the staff participates in bonding activities like going to dinner or the movies. Just last month, they went snowboarding in Utah.


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07-24-2012 at 04:08 PM.
07-24-2012 at 04:08 PM.
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Every Friday night, the staff participates in bonding activities like going to dinner or the movies. Just last month, they went snowboarding in Utah.


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laugh out loud Stick Out Tongue I got altitude sickness on that trip.

But we do try to go out on Fridays...this past Friday we went to go see Batman after eating at Boiling Crab.
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