Behind the big names, the first hires of major tech companies

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We've all heard of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, but what about the people they hired in the early days of their fledgling businesses?

You probably don’t know anything about Marc McDonald's role at Microsoft or Shel Kapha's at Amazon, but these were among the first people hired by those companies and had a significant effect on their growth.

Recruitment search engine Adzuna has produced an infographic highlighting the roles of the lesser known people behind the success of some tech giants.

You can find out more about the lesser known names at Google, eBay, Dropbox, Tumblr, Yahoo and more in the graphic below.

First hires infographic

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