Zuckerberg Persistently Recruits Stan
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A story about a Silicon Valley veteran named Stan who was repeatedly recruited by Mark Zuckerberg before finally joining Facebook to run Messenger.
"I have a friend named Stan who is a Silicon Valley OG. For many years, Mark Zuckerberg personally tried to recruit Stan, and he always said no. Zuck just kept reaching out, kept trying to recruit him, and eventually got Stan to join Facebook. He ended up running Messenger, the multi-billion user product inside of Facebook.
He's not one to kiss and tell, so he didn't give too many details or brag about it too much, but I got the sense that not only was he recruited, but Zuck had reached out to him many times across the years and eventually made him an offer so good he couldn't refuse."
The story continues with Stan sharing his approach to data analysis, which made him particularly valuable: he would look at data without preconceptions, simply asking "What story is the data telling me?" rather than trying to find data to support a pre-existing narrative.
Shaan Puri
Host of MFM
Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.