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From $12B to $35M: The Fall of MySpace Once the world’s #1 social network, MySpace had it all millions of users, pop culture dominance and a $12 billion valuation. But within a few years, it crumbled. Why? *Cluttered user experience *Too focused on

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

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

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

Between April 7 and 12, Indian startups collectively secured $195.1 million across 20 funding deals, reflecting a 35% increase from the $144.4 million raised by 22 startups the previous week. While fintech emerged as the top-funded sector, it was ec

Did you know ? Mark Zuckerberg took the entire Facebook staff to see 'The Social Network' Many people wonder-if so many facts in The Social Network were wrong, why didn't Mark Zuckerberg go against its release? He’s actually explained this more t