[dasil003]

There is no mention of salaries in that article. It seems like you are a little bit jealous and rampantly speculating about this whole scenario.

Obviously with the trajectory Instagram was on it was much easier to hire with equity. I don't know what you mean about the "level of talent" though. There are hundreds of small teams with the talent level of Instagram both in and out of the valley, but talent does not guarantee traction. What makes Instagram extraordinary is a confluence of factors, not just an amazing team.

[logicallee]

I'm not jealous at all. Talent is one thing, but do you honestly think you can have a professional team working on the payroll that (I assume) Instagram had?

I just don't see it happening. one thing is you are right, I don't have detailed payroll figures. I was going on the prevailing wind and the fact that the employees were 20-somethigns.

[dasil003]

You're just piling one assumption on top of another.

[logicallee]

yep, these are my assumptions and experience.