In November 2012, Mark Zuckerberg sent a cold email (below) ...

In November 2012, Mark Zuckerberg sent a cold email (below) to Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel. Not long after, Facebook offered to buy Snap for $3B. Spiegel turned it down and — today — Snap is worth $120B+. LESSON: Never wait for them to come to you, get on the fucking plane

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