Also this is the first time I've heard of Yammer, while Yahoo is big and old. Is this even a likely occurrence? Have they had or hired many or any yahoo ex employees in the past?
Headline read to me "Small no name startup says they won't hire employees from huge company that's also never heard of them"
Yammer as a company has almost 300 employees, just raised an $85 million round, is growing like crazy, and has (a lot of) real revenue. Hardly a "small no name startup".
Revenue in 2009 was “seven figures.” I asked Sacks to narrow that down in the video but he refused. He does say that Q1 2010 revenue exceeded all of 2009 revenue, and that revenue is now doubling every quarter. Yammer’s revenue goal by end of year is to be at a $10 million annual run rate.
That's not nothing, but it seems unfair to laud a company for bringing in a lot of real revenue if they don't disclose the actual number.
Headline read to me "Small no name startup says they won't hire employees from huge company that's also never heard of them"
Seems all about the publicity.