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Yahoo's $2.36 trillion mistake: 1998: Google wanted to be acquired by Yahoo, so Google offered to Yahoo for $1 million, but Yahoo refused. 2002: Yahoo realized its mistake and offered to acquire Google for $3 billion, but Google demanded $5 billion

In 1998 Yahoo could have bought Google for $1 million, they refused Now - Google is now worth over $1.5 trillion . . In 2004 Google offered $75 million for Facebook Market Zuckerberg refused eventually turning facebook into Meta it now valued at

♾️ In 2006, Zuck once turned down $1B for Facebook because he believed in his vision. Now, he’s offering $1B+ to top AI talent—and they’re turning him down for the same reason. In the end, loyalty and mission still matter most in tech.

In the early 2000s, Larry Page and Sergey Brin sought investment for Google, approaching Yahoo!, which offered a lowball $1 million for acquisition. Page and Brin rejected the offer. By 2004, Google went public and dominated search, while Yahoo! stru

These kids begged Yahoo to buy their website for $1 Million in 1998. Yahoo's CEO called it "worthless." Today, that little site is worth $2 TRILLION dollars. Here's why they still send Yahoo a "Thank You" card every year: In 1998, Yahoo had a cha

Facebook strategic investment journey 💙!! ⇢ launched in 2004 as "The facebook" for college students, creating exclusivity. ⇢ Opened to the public in 2006, rapidly growing with the introduction of news feed. ⇢ Monetized in 2008 with targeted ads

𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗘𝗢𝘀” In Zero to One, Peter Thiel explains: Why 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 build legendary companies while 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞�

Shopify: Democratizing E-Commerce Founded in 2006 by Tobias Lütke and Scott Lake, Shopify began as a tool to help small businesses create online stores. Key Strategies: Empowering Entrepreneurs: Shopify offered an intuitive platform, enabling anyone

What if I told you that you can double your revenue- “Just by attending a free networking event!” I used to attend networking event hoping to land clients- but I’d walk away with nothing. That’s when I realized: “Networking isn’t about selling. I

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗭𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴’𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝟰-𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 Most people rush to grow fast and make money. But Zuckerberg built Facebook differently. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝟰-�