Before Facebook, MySpace ruled the internet.
– 300 Million users.
– A $12B valuation.
It was the king of social media.
But by 2010, it was a relic of the past.
What really happened?
Here's the untold story behind the fall of MySpace.
In 2003, Tom
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Havish Gupta
Figuring Out • 1m
Another reason i found was that Myspace focused on 'No Of Usere' while Facebook focused on 'active user count'. This led to Mark making Facebook more addictive so that people keep using it while Myspace got a new users and then just left him
Before Facebook, MySpace ruled the internet.
– 300 Million users.
– A $12B valuation.
It was the king of social media.
But by 2010, it was a relic of the past.
What really happened?
Here's the untold story behind the fall of MySpace.
In 2003, Tom
A North Star metric is a KPI that helps you understand if your business is meeting the expectations of your customers and team.
For something to be a North Star metric, it should:
🔹be One single metric
🔹contribute to generating income for your bu
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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 4m
Mark Zuckerberg coded Facebook.
This woman monetized it.
When Sheryl Sandberg joined, Facebook had almost no revenue.
But when she left: $118 Billion.
2008: Facebook, the coolest kid on the internet block.
Problem? They're burning cash faster th
The Future of Facebook
By Tom Alison, Head of Facebook
Takeaways
To set Facebook up for success going forward, we’re focused on two big things: building the next generation of social media for young adults and leaning into new product capabilities
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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 1m
21 year old Mark Zuckerberg explains why he isn’t worried about competition from Google
In 2005, Mark Zuckerberg, then just 21 years old, gave a talk at Harvard where he shared his thoughts on competing with big companies like Google.
Instead of w
Mark Zuckerberg: “You can’t 80/20 everything”
When Facebook started, Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz had a tough decision to make.
For each college they launched Facebook at, they had to clean up data from course catalogs to make sure everyth
In 2006, Yahoo offered $1B for Facebook.
Every advisor told Zuck to sell.
But one mysterious mentor told him to hold.
Today Facebook is worth $1.5 TRILLION.
Meet the hidden genius who saw Facebook's future before anyone else:
In 2005, Facebook w
Ratan Tata sirji was more than just a visionary;
He was a beacon of hope, compassion, and integrity.
His unparalleled contributions to India’s growth and his deep sense of responsibility towards society have left an indelible mark.
His passing f
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Kritarth Mittal • Soshals
Founder, Soshals | C... • 2m
> born in India
> grew up in a middle-class family
> did btech from srm chennai
> started his career at microsoft
> built windows azure
> filed multiple patents
> moved to facebook
> lead multiple $1 billion+ businesses
> created & scaled facebook a
Silicon Valley's dirtiest secret:
The most "innovative" companies don't innovate, they buy.
Tesla has bought 9 companies since its inception.
And Facebook? 78 companies in 15 years.
Here's what they don't want you to know :
Silicon Valley wasn’t
