One of the hottest smartphones of 2014 came from a company with just 88 employees
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It makes a phone called the OnePlus One, which happens to be one of the best smartphones in the world. (But good luck buying it. Stock is very limited.)
Even though it's such a young company, OnePlus made the rare decision to disclose a lot about its business in a 2014 annual report.
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OnePlus is still tiny, but growing nicely. OnePlus also reminds us of another Chinese startup called Xiaomi, which also makes really nice phones and is now valued at over $40 billion after being in business for just over four years.
Here are some stats from OnePlus' 2014:
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OnePlus One's phone is cheap. It only costs about $300. It makes a bunch of accessories too.
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It's also really popular on social media. People are thirsty for invitations to buy the OnePlus One.
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The company only has 88 global employees! That's tiny. But it only had six employees at the end of 2013.
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