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Most media CEOs viewed Facebook with incomprehension, or anger. It had built a better advertising product than they ever had, and ripped their core business out from under them. Then when they tried to talk to Zuckerberg, they met a robot who was half-idealism, half–naked ambition—and who didn’t seem to speak their language, of news and civic
... See moreBen Smith • Traffic
Max Levchin, my co-founder at PayPal, says that startups should make their early staff as personally similar as possible.
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
Once your company hits a certain scale, you should start meeting with the CEOs of companies you may want to buy every quarter or two. This relationship-building may eventually pay off in a competitive strategic situation. Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook was notoriously focused on building relationships with the founders of WhatsApp and Instagram,
... See moreElad Gil • High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People
