in a world that’s changing so quickly the biggest risk you can take is not
the biggest risk you can take is not
the biggest risk you can take is not taking any risk it’s really good to be
taking any risk it’s really good to be
taking any risk it’s really good to be idealistic but be prepared to be
idealistic but be prepared to be
idealistic but be prepared to be misunderstood people say that you know I
misunderstood people say that you know I
misunderstood people say that you know I built Facebook or Steve Jobs built Apple
built Facebook or Steve Jobs built Apple
built Facebook or Steve Jobs built Apple or whatever but you know that’s really
or whatever but you know that’s really
or whatever but you know that’s really not true
not true
not true what’s that belief nation it’s Evan my
what’s that belief nation it’s Evan my
what’s that belief nation it’s Evan my one word is believe and I believe in you
one word is believe and I believe in you
one word is believe and I believe in you and I want to see that great thing that
and I want to see that great thing that
and I want to see that great thing that you have inside of you come out so you
you have inside of you come out so you
you have inside of you come out so you can help change the world so to help you
can help change the world so to help you
can help change the world so to help you on your journey today we’re going to
on your journey today we’re going to
on your journey today we’re going to learn from the billionaire founder of
learn from the billionaire founder of
learn from the billionaire founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and my take on
Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and my take on
Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and my take on his top ten rooms a success vol 2
his top ten rooms a success vol 2
his top ten rooms a success vol 2 rule number 8 is my personal favorite
rule number 8 is my personal favorite
rule number 8 is my personal favorite and I’d love to know which one you guys
and I’d love to know which one you guys
and I’d love to know which one you guys like the best and as always guys as
like the best and as always guys as
like the best and as always guys as you’re watching if you hear something
you’re watching if you hear something
you’re watching if you hear something that really resonates with you please
that really resonates with you please
that really resonates with you please leave it down the comments below and put
leave it down the comments below and put
leave it down the comments below and put quotes around it so other people can be
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quotes around it so other people can be inspired and when you write it down it’s
inspired and when you write it down it’s
inspired and when you write it down it’s much more likely to stick with yourself
much more likely to stick with yourself
much more likely to stick with yourself as well enjoy
ideas don’t come out fully formed they
ideas don’t come out fully formed they only become clear as you work on them
only become clear as you work on them
only become clear as you work on them you just have to get started if I had to
you just have to get started if I had to
you just have to get started if I had to know everything about connecting people
know everything about connecting people
know everything about connecting people before I got started I never would have
before I got started I never would have
before I got started I never would have built Facebook movies and pop culture
built Facebook movies and pop culture
built Facebook movies and pop culture just get this all wrong the idea of a
just get this all wrong the idea of a
just get this all wrong the idea of a single Eureka moment is a dangerous lie
single Eureka moment is a dangerous lie
single Eureka moment is a dangerous lie it makes us feel inadequate because we
it makes us feel inadequate because we
it makes us feel inadequate because we feel like we haven’t had ours yet and it
feel like we haven’t had ours yet and it
feel like we haven’t had ours yet and it prevents people with seeds of good ideas
prevents people with seeds of good ideas
prevents people with seeds of good ideas from ever getting started in the first
from ever getting started in the first
from ever getting started in the first place in a world that’s changing so
place in a world that’s changing so
place in a world that’s changing so quickly the biggest risk you can take is
quickly the biggest risk you can take is
quickly the biggest risk you can take is not taking any risk and I really think
not taking any risk and I really think
not taking any risk and I really think that that’s true right a lot of people I
that that’s true right a lot of people I
that that’s true right a lot of people I think think that you know whenever it
think think that you know whenever it
think think that you know whenever it comes to whatever you get yourself into
comes to whatever you get yourself into
comes to whatever you get yourself into a position where you have to make some
a position where you have to make some
a position where you have to make some some big shift and direction or do
some big shift and direction or do
some big shift and direction or do something you know there are always
something you know there are always
something you know there are always people are going to point to the
people are going to point to the
people are going to point to the downside risks of that decision and
downside risks of that decision and
downside risks of that decision and locally there may be right right I mean
locally there may be right right I mean
locally there may be right right I mean if for any given decision that you’re
if for any given decision that you’re
if for any given decision that you’re gonna make there’s upside and downside
gonna make there’s upside and downside
gonna make there’s upside and downside but in aggregate if you are stagnant and
but in aggregate if you are stagnant and
but in aggregate if you are stagnant and you don’t make those changes then then I
you don’t make those changes then then I
you don’t make those changes then then I think you’re guaranteed to fail right
think you’re guaranteed to fail right
think you’re guaranteed to fail right and not not catch up so to some degree I
and not not catch up so to some degree I
and not not catch up so to some degree I think it’s really right that over time
think it’s really right that over time
think it’s really right that over time the biggest risk that you can take is to
the biggest risk that you can take is to
the biggest risk that you can take is to not take any risks wasn’t so long ago
not take any risks wasn’t so long ago
not take any risks wasn’t so long ago that you know I was a student and you
that you know I was a student and you
that you know I was a student and you know sitting in in a seat in auditorium
know sitting in in a seat in auditorium
know sitting in in a seat in auditorium like you guys are here today listening
like you guys are here today listening
like you guys are here today listening to I remember very specifically this
to I remember very specifically this
to I remember very specifically this time when Bill Gates came to talk it at
time when Bill Gates came to talk it at
time when Bill Gates came to talk it at Harvard and I’m like wow how do you how
Harvard and I’m like wow how do you how
Harvard and I’m like wow how do you how do you do that
do you do that
do you do that and
but you know the trick is is that the
but you know the trick is is that the media likes to sensationalize this as if
media likes to sensationalize this as if
media likes to sensationalize this as if you have some Eureka moment or you are
you have some Eureka moment or you are
you have some Eureka moment or you are some singular person who can’t build
some singular person who can’t build
some singular person who can’t build something on your own and that’s just
something on your own and that’s just
something on your own and that’s just not how the world works you know
not how the world works you know
not how the world works you know when I was in school I built a lot of
when I was in school I built a lot of
when I was in school I built a lot of stuff that I just like building there
stuff that I just like building there
stuff that I just like building there was not a single moment when I when I
was not a single moment when I when I
was not a single moment when I when I had some revelation that Facebook was
had some revelation that Facebook was
had some revelation that Facebook was gonna be awesome that’s not maybe how
gonna be awesome that’s not maybe how
gonna be awesome that’s not maybe how the media or movies or whatever would
the media or movies or whatever would
the media or movies or whatever would like to portray things it’s not it’s
like to portray things it’s not it’s
like to portray things it’s not it’s much less exciting but the reality is I
much less exciting but the reality is I
much less exciting but the reality is I think most I services in the world that
think most I services in the world that
think most I services in the world that reach the scale that Facebook has you
reach the scale that Facebook has you
reach the scale that Facebook has you start off building something that you
start off building something that you
start off building something that you care about and you know you don’t
care about and you know you don’t
care about and you know you don’t necessarily think it’s gonna be that big
necessarily think it’s gonna be that big
necessarily think it’s gonna be that big I didn’t you know I built Facebook the
I didn’t you know I built Facebook the
I didn’t you know I built Facebook the first version of Facebook for my college
first version of Facebook for my college
first version of Facebook for my college community because I wanted to be able to
community because I wanted to be able to
community because I wanted to be able to connect to the people at my school and I
connect to the people at my school and I
connect to the people at my school and I remember very clearly talking to my
remember very clearly talking to my
remember very clearly talking to my friends at the time and saying you know
friends at the time and saying you know
friends at the time and saying you know it’s how cool is it that we have built
it’s how cool is it that we have built
it’s how cool is it that we have built this community for our school you know
this community for our school you know
this community for our school you know one day it’s gonna be awesome when
one day it’s gonna be awesome when
one day it’s gonna be awesome when somebody else builds this for the world
somebody else builds this for the world
somebody else builds this for the world because something like this needs to
because something like this needs to
because something like this needs to exist for the world but it didn’t even
exist for the world but it didn’t even
exist for the world but it didn’t even occur to me that you know my friends and
occur to me that you know my friends and
occur to me that you know my friends and I might be able to play a role in doing
I might be able to play a role in doing
I might be able to play a role in doing that or because we were college students
that or because we were college students
that or because we were college students right I mean we didn’t have any you know
right I mean we didn’t have any you know
right I mean we didn’t have any you know engineers to work with or servers or
engineers to work with or servers or
engineers to work with or servers or resources or anything like that and you
resources or anything like that and you
resources or anything like that and you know there were these huge companies
know there were these huge companies
know there were these huge companies that deliver products for hundreds of
that deliver products for hundreds of
that deliver products for hundreds of millions of people
millions of people
millions of people right there’s I always assumed that it
right there’s I always assumed that it
right there’s I always assumed that it was gonna be like Microsoft or Google or
was gonna be like Microsoft or Google or
was gonna be like Microsoft or Google or someone would build this for the world
someone would build this for the world
someone would build this for the world and what basically just happened is that
and what basically just happened is that
and what basically just happened is that each step along the way we just kind of
each step along the way we just kind of
each step along the way we just kind of kept doing the next thing and growing
kept doing the next thing and growing
kept doing the next thing and growing from there and you know there were teams
from there and you know there were teams
from there and you know there were teams inside these other companies that that
inside these other companies that that
inside these other companies that that thought social media was important and
thought social media was important and
thought social media was important and we’re working on it
we’re working on it
we’re working on it but there were all these different memes
but there were all these different memes
but there were all these different memes and narratives in the world you know
and narratives in the world you know
and narratives in the world you know people would say oh well you know this
people would say oh well you know this
people would say oh well you know this is just a fad people are gonna use it
is just a fad people are gonna use it
is just a fad people are gonna use it but then they’re gonna stop so
but then they’re gonna stop so
but then they’re gonna stop so you know so a lot of the teams who were
you know so a lot of the teams who were
you know so a lot of the teams who were working on didn’t take it that seriously
working on didn’t take it that seriously
working on didn’t take it that seriously or you know the the higher-ups and those
or you know the the higher-ups and those
or you know the the higher-ups and those companies didn’t care so then get
companies didn’t care so then get
companies didn’t care so then get resources and we just kept going and
resources and we just kept going and
resources and we just kept going and going and then people would say alright
going and then people would say alright
going and then people would say alright well alright fine so maybe people are
well alright fine so maybe people are
well alright fine so maybe people are using it but it’s never gonna make any
using it but it’s never gonna make any
using it but it’s never gonna make any money alright I mean social media
money alright I mean social media
money alright I mean social media doesn’t make any money yeah we just kind
doesn’t make any money yeah we just kind
doesn’t make any money yeah we just kind of kept going and going and then pretty
of kept going and going and then pretty
of kept going and going and then pretty soon we had a service that was bigger
soon we had a service that was bigger
soon we had a service that was bigger than any of these other ones and that
than any of these other ones and that
than any of these other ones and that kind of is how we are here where we are
kind of is how we are here where we are
kind of is how we are here where we are there’s no magic a lot of times I think
there’s no magic a lot of times I think
there’s no magic a lot of times I think people just get afraid because you know
people just get afraid because you know
people just get afraid because you know often your dream is its it seems like
often your dream is its it seems like
often your dream is its it seems like it’s so so far off but but if you just
it’s so so far off but but if you just
it’s so so far off but but if you just kind of focus on building stuff that you
kind of focus on building stuff that you
kind of focus on building stuff that you think is good and and you keep on going
think is good and and you keep on going
think is good and and you keep on going at each step along the way and don’t let
at each step along the way and don’t let
at each step along the way and don’t let people deter you from that and you just
people deter you from that and you just
people deter you from that and you just really care about what you’re doing and
really care about what you’re doing and
really care about what you’re doing and kind of don’t give up but each step
kind of don’t give up but each step
kind of don’t give up but each step along the way then you know I think
along the way then you know I think
along the way then you know I think that’s how you that’s how you build
that’s how you that’s how you build
that’s how you that’s how you build something good it’s really good to be
something good it’s really good to be
something good it’s really good to be idealistic but be prepared to be
idealistic but be prepared to be
idealistic but be prepared to be misunderstood anyone working on a big
misunderstood anyone working on a big
misunderstood anyone working on a big vision is gonna get called crazy even if
vision is gonna get called crazy even if
vision is gonna get called crazy even if you end up right anyone taking on a
you end up right anyone taking on a
you end up right anyone taking on a complex problem is gonna get blamed for
complex problem is gonna get blamed for
complex problem is gonna get blamed for not fully understanding it even though
not fully understanding it even though
not fully understanding it even though it’s impossible to know everything up
it’s impossible to know everything up
it’s impossible to know everything up front anyone taking initiative will
front anyone taking initiative will
front anyone taking initiative will always get criticized for moving too
always get criticized for moving too
always get criticized for moving too fast because there’s always someone who
fast because there’s always someone who
fast because there’s always someone who wants to slow you down and there are
wants to slow you down and there are
wants to slow you down and there are probably a lot of people who can who can
probably a lot of people who can who can
probably a lot of people who can who can run Microsoft and do a reasonable job
run Microsoft and do a reasonable job
run Microsoft and do a reasonable job when I was growing up Bill Gates was my
when I was growing up Bill Gates was my
when I was growing up Bill Gates was my hero
hero
hero oh come on yes he’s like Darth Vader
oh come on yes he’s like Darth Vader
oh come on yes he’s like Darth Vader he’s not he’s not Luke Skywalker he’s
he’s not he’s not Luke Skywalker he’s
he’s not he’s not Luke Skywalker he’s the bad guy no he is not
the bad guy no he is not
the bad guy no he is not Bill Gates ran
Bill Gates ran
Bill Gates ran one of the most mission-driven companies
one of the most mission-driven companies
one of the most mission-driven companies that I can think of right and you know
that I can think of right and you know
that I can think of right and you know right now I think Microsoft their
right now I think Microsoft their
right now I think Microsoft their mission is less focused than it used to
mission is less focused than it used to
mission is less focused than it used to be but when I was thinking about you
be but when I was thinking about you
be but when I was thinking about you know what I wanted to be when when I
know what I wanted to be when when I
know what I wanted to be when when I grew up you know Microsoft I thought had
grew up you know Microsoft I thought had
grew up you know Microsoft I thought had it had a great mission put a computer on
it had a great mission put a computer on
it had a great mission put a computer on every desktop and in every office right
every desktop and in every office right
every desktop and in every office right or maybe was every desktop and every
or maybe was every desktop and every
or maybe was every desktop and every call but and you know I mean there are
call but and you know I mean there are
call but and you know I mean there are companies that define themselves by a
companies that define themselves by a
companies that define themselves by a way of doing things right I mean there’s
way of doing things right I mean there’s
way of doing things right I mean there’s them like the HP way that I was talking
them like the HP way that I was talking
them like the HP way that I was talking about and there are companies that
about and there are companies that
about and there are companies that define themselves by making a concrete
define themselves by making a concrete
define themselves by making a concrete change in the world and you know
change in the world and you know
change in the world and you know Microsoft did that and like I have a
Microsoft did that and like I have a
Microsoft did that and like I have a huge amount of respect for him for doing
huge amount of respect for him for doing
huge amount of respect for him for doing that he pushed them and it was an
that he pushed them and it was an
that he pushed them and it was an incredibly inspiring company during the
incredibly inspiring company during the
incredibly inspiring company during the time that he was doing that I think that
time that he was doing that I think that
time that he was doing that I think that they’re they still are doing a lot of
they’re they still are doing a lot of
they’re they still are doing a lot of things but I think that they’ve lost
things but I think that they’ve lost
things but I think that they’ve lost some of the focus and I don’t know I
some of the focus and I don’t know I
some of the focus and I don’t know I mean I think he’s like one of the one of
mean I think he’s like one of the one of
mean I think he’s like one of the one of the greatest visionaries that our that
the greatest visionaries that our that
the greatest visionaries that our that our industry has never had I built the
our industry has never had I built the
our industry has never had I built the first version of Facebook because it’s
first version of Facebook because it’s
first version of Facebook because it’s something that my friends and I wanted
something that my friends and I wanted
something that my friends and I wanted to use at Harvard a directory and a way
to use at Harvard a directory and a way
to use at Harvard a directory and a way to connect with the other people around
to connect with the other people around
to connect with the other people around us and I I didn’t think at all that was
us and I I didn’t think at all that was
us and I I didn’t think at all that was going to be a company I remember very
going to be a company I remember very
going to be a company I remember very specifically the night that that we
specifically the night that that we
specifically the night that that we launched the first version I went out to
launched the first version I went out to
launched the first version I went out to to get pizza with a couple of my friends
to get pizza with a couple of my friends
to get pizza with a couple of my friends who who now work here and you know and I
who who now work here and you know and I
who who now work here and you know and I remember really clearly we were talking
remember really clearly we were talking
remember really clearly we were talking about how one day we thought that
about how one day we thought that
about how one day we thought that someone was going to build a community
someone was going to build a community
someone was going to build a community like this for the world
like this for the world
like this for the world and that that would be some company but
and that that would be some company but
and that that would be some company but like it clearly wasn’t gonna be us I
like it clearly wasn’t gonna be us I
like it clearly wasn’t gonna be us I mean it just it wasn’t the event didn’t
mean it just it wasn’t the event didn’t
mean it just it wasn’t the event didn’t even occur yeah no I mean it wasn’t even
even occur yeah no I mean it wasn’t even
even occur yeah no I mean it wasn’t even an option that we considered that it
an option that we considered that it
an option that we considered that it might be us I mean we just weren’t
might be us I mean we just weren’t
might be us I mean we just weren’t focused on building a company
focused on building a company
focused on building a company back then we were just building
back then we were just building
back then we were just building something that that that we thought
something that that that we thought
something that that that we thought would be useful at our school with
would be useful at our school with
would be useful at our school with Facebook there was just such you know
Facebook there was just such you know
Facebook there was just such you know people loved it right and had such an
people loved it right and had such an
people loved it right and had such an intensity of using I think within a
intensity of using I think within a
intensity of using I think within a couple of weeks two-thirds of students
couple of weeks two-thirds of students
couple of weeks two-thirds of students at Harvard were using it and all these
at Harvard were using it and all these
at Harvard were using it and all these other students at MIT and other local
other students at MIT and other local
other students at MIT and other local universities were writing in asking us
universities were writing in asking us
universities were writing in asking us if we could open up Facebook at their
if we could open up Facebook at their
if we could open up Facebook at their school so we kind of just followed that
school so we kind of just followed that
school so we kind of just followed that right I don’t
right I don’t
right I don’t you know again we didn’t I didn’t set
you know again we didn’t I didn’t set
you know again we didn’t I didn’t set out and you know my roommates didn’t set
out and you know my roommates didn’t set
out and you know my roommates didn’t set out to build a service that we’re going
out to build a service that we’re going
out to build a service that we’re going to turn into a company but we just kind
to turn into a company but we just kind
to turn into a company but we just kind of followed what people wanted and that
of followed what people wanted and that
of followed what people wanted and that led us to expand it to all these other
led us to expand it to all these other
led us to expand it to all these other schools and and eventually beyond
schools and and eventually beyond
schools and and eventually beyond schools and to you know at some point
schools and to you know at some point
schools and to you know at some point once we’d hired a bunch of people we
once we’d hired a bunch of people we
once we’d hired a bunch of people we decided to turn it into a company and
decided to turn it into a company and
decided to turn it into a company and and and and go for this mission of
and and and go for this mission of
and and and go for this mission of connecting the world but that’s not
connecting the world but that’s not
connecting the world but that’s not where we started you know I always think
where we started you know I always think
where we started you know I always think that you should start with the problem
that you should start with the problem
that you should start with the problem that you’re trying to solve in the world
that you’re trying to solve in the world
that you’re trying to solve in the world and not start with deciding that you
and not start with deciding that you
and not start with deciding that you want to build a company right be the
want to build a company right be the
want to build a company right be the best company is that that get built are
best company is that that get built are
best company is that that get built are things that are trying to drive some
things that are trying to drive some
things that are trying to drive some kind of social change even if it’s just
kind of social change even if it’s just
kind of social change even if it’s just local in one place I you know more than
local in one place I you know more than
local in one place I you know more than starting out because you want to make a
starting out because you want to make a
starting out because you want to make a bunch of money or have a lot of people
bunch of money or have a lot of people
bunch of money or have a lot of people working for you or or build some company
working for you or or build some company
working for you or or build some company in some way so you know I always think
in some way so you know I always think
in some way so you know I always think that this is kind of a perverse thing
that this is kind of a perverse thing
that this is kind of a perverse thing about Silicon Valley in a way this
about Silicon Valley in a way this
about Silicon Valley in a way this really is that you know people decide
really is that you know people decide
really is that you know people decide often that they want to start a company
often that they want to start a company
often that they want to start a company before they even decide what they want
before they even decide what they want
before they even decide what they want to do and that just feels it’s really
to do and that just feels it’s really
to do and that just feels it’s really backwards to me and you know for anyone
backwards to me and you know for anyone
backwards to me and you know for anyone who said the experience of actually
who said the experience of actually
who said the experience of actually building a company you know that you go
building a company you know that you go
building a company you know that you go through some really hard things along
through some really hard things along
through some really hard things along the way and I think part of what gets
the way and I think part of what gets
the way and I think part of what gets you through that is believing in what
you through that is believing in what
you through that is believing in what you’re doing and knowing that what
you’re doing and knowing that what
you’re doing and knowing that what you’re doing is is really delivering a
you’re doing is is really delivering a
you’re doing is is really delivering a lot of value for people and that’s I
lot of value for people and that’s I
lot of value for people and that’s I think how the best companies end up
think how the best companies end up
think how the best companies end up getting made I think the media there’s a
getting made I think the media there’s a
getting made I think the media there’s a little bit of this cultural bias towards
little bit of this cultural bias towards
little bit of this cultural bias towards thinking that you know one person does
thinking that you know one person does
thinking that you know one person does this right I mean people say that you
this right I mean people say that you
this right I mean people say that you know I built Facebook or Steve Jobs
know I built Facebook or Steve Jobs
know I built Facebook or Steve Jobs built Apple or whatever but you know
built Apple or whatever but you know
built Apple or whatever but you know that’s really not true right I mean it’s
that’s really not true right I mean it’s
that’s really not true right I mean it’s we’re were people we we helped but there
we’re were people we we helped but there
we’re were people we we helped but there were thousands and thousands of other
were thousands and thousands of other
were thousands and thousands of other people involved in building these things
people involved in building these things
people involved in building these things and the reality is is that as strong as
and the reality is is that as strong as
and the reality is is that as strong as any one individual is no one person can
any one individual is no one person can
any one individual is no one person can deal with all the challenges that are
deal with all the challenges that are
deal with all the challenges that are gonna get thrown at them in anything
gonna get thrown at them in anything
gonna get thrown at them in anything that you do and one of the ways that I
that you do and one of the ways that I
that you do and one of the ways that I think we maintain resilience is by
think we maintain resilience is by
think we maintain resilience is by having co-founders and partners who
having co-founders and partners who
having co-founders and partners who complement our strengths and fortify our
complement our strengths and fortify our
complement our strengths and fortify our weaknesses and can kind of encourage us
weaknesses and can kind of encourage us
weaknesses and can kind of encourage us and give us a push to to keep going when
and give us a push to to keep going when
and give us a push to to keep going when things are tough and there’s actually a
things are tough and there’s actually a
things are tough and there’s actually a lot of data on this that suggests that
lot of data on this that suggests that
lot of data on this that suggests that that gets started with more co-founders
that gets started with more co-founders
that gets started with more co-founders are more likely to be successful and it
are more likely to be successful and it
are more likely to be successful and it isn’t quite clear exactly from that data
isn’t quite clear exactly from that data
isn’t quite clear exactly from that data why that’s the case although it is very
why that’s the case although it is very
why that’s the case although it is very clear
clear
clear in terms of the outcome for the startup
in terms of the outcome for the startup
in terms of the outcome for the startup is that it is the case but I would guess
is that it is the case but I would guess
is that it is the case but I would guess that the reason why that’s the case is
that the reason why that’s the case is
that the reason why that’s the case is because of this resilience point where
because of this resilience point where
because of this resilience point where people who start something by themselves
people who start something by themselves
people who start something by themselves I just think like there’s no way that
I just think like there’s no way that
I just think like there’s no way that any one person can overcome all of the
any one person can overcome all of the
any one person can overcome all of the different things that you need to do to
different things that you need to do to
different things that you need to do to build a startup or take on any kind of
build a startup or take on any kind of
build a startup or take on any kind of other project in the world but if you
other project in the world but if you
other project in the world but if you have two or three or four partners then
have two or three or four partners then
have two or three or four partners then I don’t know I mean maybe over time one
I don’t know I mean maybe over time one
I don’t know I mean maybe over time one of them doesn’t like it and drops out
of them doesn’t like it and drops out
of them doesn’t like it and drops out but you still have enough strength from
but you still have enough strength from
but you still have enough strength from the team to power through all the
the team to power through all the
the team to power through all the challenges that you have and that’s kind
challenges that you have and that’s kind
challenges that you have and that’s kind of how you go and you know at Facebook
of how you go and you know at Facebook
of how you go and you know at Facebook today one of the things that I always
today one of the things that I always
today one of the things that I always find a little bit funny is again that so
find a little bit funny is again that so
find a little bit funny is again that so much attention is placed on on me is the
much attention is placed on on me is the
much attention is placed on on me is the person running the company whereas I
person running the company whereas I
person running the company whereas I think you know people like Cheryl who
think you know people like Cheryl who
think you know people like Cheryl who really you know as my partner running
really you know as my partner running
really you know as my partner running the whole business or you know folks
the whole business or you know folks
the whole business or you know folks like Chris Cox who run a huge amount of
like Chris Cox who run a huge amount of
like Chris Cox who run a huge amount of our product or Mike’s rep FERC is our
our product or Mike’s rep FERC is our
our product or Mike’s rep FERC is our chief technology officer and kind of
chief technology officer and kind of
chief technology officer and kind of make sure that a ton of what we’re doing
make sure that a ton of what we’re doing
make sure that a ton of what we’re doing works RJ Parikh who then runs all of our
works RJ Parikh who then runs all of our
works RJ Parikh who then runs all of our global infrastructure and in all the
global infrastructure and in all the
global infrastructure and in all the data centers around the world we
data centers around the world we
data centers around the world we couldn’t make Facebook work without
couldn’t make Facebook work without
couldn’t make Facebook work without those people right and and there were
those people right and and there were
those people right and and there were really hard days where where I’m not
really hard days where where I’m not
really hard days where where I’m not sure what to do next and and they keep
sure what to do next and and they keep
sure what to do next and and they keep me going we’ve made a huge number of
me going we’ve made a huge number of
me going we’ve made a huge number of mistakes along the way right now I
mistakes along the way right now I
mistakes along the way right now I always say I just think we’ve made
always say I just think we’ve made
always say I just think we’ve made probably every possible mistake you
probably every possible mistake you
probably every possible mistake you could make is there a decision that
could make is there a decision that
could make is there a decision that you’ve made that the people around you
you’ve made that the people around you
you’ve made that the people around you told you was a mistake and you defied
told you was a mistake and you defied
told you was a mistake and you defied them and you were right you know I mean
them and you were right you know I mean
them and you were right you know I mean the most famous one I think probably has
the most famous one I think probably has
the most famous one I think probably has to do with selling the company right I
to do with selling the company right I
to do with selling the company right I mean in 2006 right we’re this
mean in 2006 right we’re this
mean in 2006 right we’re this opportunity to sell the company to Yahoo
opportunity to sell the company to Yahoo
opportunity to sell the company to Yahoo for a billion dollars and we we turn
for a billion dollars and we we turn
for a billion dollars and we we turn that down I think a lot of people at the
that down I think a lot of people at the
that down I think a lot of people at the time thought that we should sell the
time thought that we should sell the
time thought that we should sell the company have some wood you know I I felt
company have some wood you know I I felt
company have some wood you know I I felt really strongly and I think like now
really strongly and I think like now
really strongly and I think like now people generally think that that was a
people generally think that that was a
people generally think that that was a good decision a lot of people who I
good decision a lot of people who I
good decision a lot of people who I think build startups their companies
think build startups their companies
think build startups their companies think that’s selling the company or
think that’s selling the company or
think that’s selling the company or going public is this end point where
going public is this end point where
going public is this end point where you win when you go public and that’s
you win when you go public and that’s
you win when you go public and that’s just not how I see it
just not how I see it
just not how I see it today I want to talk about purpose but
today I want to talk about purpose but
today I want to talk about purpose but I’m not here to give you the standard
I’m not here to give you the standard
I’m not here to give you the standard commencement about finding your purpose
commencement about finding your purpose
commencement about finding your purpose we’re Millennials we try to do that
we’re Millennials we try to do that
we’re Millennials we try to do that instinctively instead I’m here to tell
instinctively instead I’m here to tell
instinctively instead I’m here to tell you that finding your purpose isn’t
you that finding your purpose isn’t
you that finding your purpose isn’t enough the challenge for our generation
enough the challenge for our generation
enough the challenge for our generation is to create a world where everyone has
is to create a world where everyone has
is to create a world where everyone has a sense of purpose one of my favorite
a sense of purpose one of my favorite
a sense of purpose one of my favorite stories is when JFK went to go visit the
stories is when JFK went to go visit the
stories is when JFK went to go visit the NASA Space Center and he saw janitor
NASA Space Center and he saw janitor
NASA Space Center and he saw janitor holding a broom and he asked him what he
holding a broom and he asked him what he
holding a broom and he asked him what he was doing and the janitor replied mr.
was doing and the janitor replied mr.
was doing and the janitor replied mr. president I’m helping put a man on the
president I’m helping put a man on the
president I’m helping put a man on the moon purpose is that feeling that you
moon purpose is that feeling that you
moon purpose is that feeling that you are a part of something bigger than
are a part of something bigger than
are a part of something bigger than yourself that you are needed and that
yourself that you are needed and that
yourself that you are needed and that you have something better ahead to work
you have something better ahead to work
you have something better ahead to work for purpose is what creates true
for purpose is what creates true
for purpose is what creates true happiness I remember that night I
happiness I remember that night I
happiness I remember that night I launched Facebook from that little dorm
launched Facebook from that little dorm
launched Facebook from that little dorm in Kirkland house I went to Nokes with
in Kirkland house I went to Nokes with
in Kirkland house I went to Nokes with my friend kayaks and I remember telling
my friend kayaks and I remember telling
my friend kayaks and I remember telling him clearly that I was excited to help
him clearly that I was excited to help
him clearly that I was excited to help connect the Harvard community but one
connect the Harvard community but one
connect the Harvard community but one day someone would connect the whole
day someone would connect the whole
day someone would connect the whole world the thing is it never even
world the thing is it never even
world the thing is it never even occurred to me that that someone might
occurred to me that that someone might
occurred to me that that someone might be us we were just college kids we
be us we were just college kids we
be us we were just college kids we didn’t know anything about that there
didn’t know anything about that there
didn’t know anything about that there were all these great big technology
were all these great big technology
were all these great big technology companies with all these resources and I
companies with all these resources and I
companies with all these resources and I just assumed one of them would do it but
just assumed one of them would do it but
just assumed one of them would do it but this idea was so clear to us that all
this idea was so clear to us that all
this idea was so clear to us that all people want to connect so we just kept
people want to connect so we just kept
people want to connect so we just kept working on it day after day after day
working on it day after day after day
working on it day after day after day and I know that a lot of you are gonna
and I know that a lot of you are gonna
and I know that a lot of you are gonna have your own stories just like this a
have your own stories just like this a
have your own stories just like this a change in the world that seems so clear
change in the world that seems so clear
change in the world that seems so clear that you are sure someone else is going
that you are sure someone else is going
that you are sure someone else is going to do it but they’re not you will but
to do it but they’re not you will but
to do it but they’re not you will but it’s not enough to have that purpose
it’s not enough to have that purpose
it’s not enough to have that purpose yourself you also have to create a sense
yourself you also have to create a sense
yourself you also have to create a sense of purpose for others maybe you’re
of purpose for others maybe you’re
of purpose for others maybe you’re asking yourself can I really do this
well remember what I told you about that
well remember what I told you about that class I taught at the Boys and Girls
class I taught at the Boys and Girls
class I taught at the Boys and Girls Club one day after class I was talking
Club one day after class I was talking
Club one day after class I was talking to my students about going to college
to my students about going to college
to my students about going to college and one of my top students raised his
and one of my top students raised his
and one of my top students raised his hand and said that he wasn’t sure he
hand and said that he wasn’t sure he
hand and said that he wasn’t sure he could go to college because he’s
could go to college because he’s
could go to college because he’s undocumented he wasn’t sure if they’d
undocumented he wasn’t sure if they’d
undocumented he wasn’t sure if they’d take him
take him
take him last year I took him out to breakfast
last year I took him out to breakfast
last year I took him out to breakfast for his birthday and I wanted to get him
for his birthday and I wanted to get him
for his birthday and I wanted to get him a gift so I asked him what he wanted and
a gift so I asked him what he wanted and
a gift so I asked him what he wanted and he just started talking about struggles
he just started talking about struggles
he just started talking about struggles that he saw other students in his class
that he saw other students in his class
that he saw other students in his class facing and finally said you know I’d
facing and finally said you know I’d
facing and finally said you know I’d really just like a book on social
really just like a book on social
really just like a book on social justice I was blown away here is a young
justice I was blown away here is a young
justice I was blown away here is a young guy who has every reason to be cynical
guy who has every reason to be cynical
guy who has every reason to be cynical he wasn’t sure if the country he calls
he wasn’t sure if the country he calls
he wasn’t sure if the country he calls home the only one he’s known was gonna
home the only one he’s known was gonna
home the only one he’s known was gonna deny him his dream of going to college
deny him his dream of going to college
deny him his dream of going to college but he wasn’t feeling sorry for himself
but he wasn’t feeling sorry for himself
but he wasn’t feeling sorry for himself he wasn’t even thinking of himself he
he wasn’t even thinking of himself he
he wasn’t even thinking of himself he has a greater sense of purpose and he’s
has a greater sense of purpose and he’s
has a greater sense of purpose and he’s gonna bring people along with him it
gonna bring people along with him it
gonna bring people along with him it says something about our situation today
says something about our situation today
says something about our situation today that I can’t even say his name because I
that I can’t even say his name because I
that I can’t even say his name because I don’t want to put him at risk but if a
don’t want to put him at risk but if a
don’t want to put him at risk but if a high school senior who doesn’t know what
high school senior who doesn’t know what
high school senior who doesn’t know what the future holds for him can do his part
the future holds for him can do his part
the future holds for him can do his part to move the world forward then we owe it
to move the world forward then we owe it
to move the world forward then we owe it to the world to do our part
to the world to do our part
to the world to do our part – back to my old dorm and this desk –
– back to my old dorm and this desk –
– back to my old dorm and this desk – the poster in the background that is not
the poster in the background that is not
the poster in the background that is not my that is not my poster and I would not
my that is not my poster and I would not
my that is not my poster and I would not have had a poster that cool this is
have had a poster that cool this is
have had a poster that cool this is where my desk was and this is where I
where my desk was and this is where I
where my desk was and this is where I programmed Facebook for you know it took
programmed Facebook for you know it took
programmed Facebook for you know it took me about two weeks to program the the to
me about two weeks to program the the to
me about two weeks to program the the to code the first version of this it was it
code the first version of this it was it
code the first version of this it was it was a very simple version that I
was a very simple version that I
was a very simple version that I launched in February of 2004 so yes I’m
launched in February of 2004 so yes I’m
launched in February of 2004 so yes I’m probably ever gonna be back here again
probably ever gonna be back here again
probably ever gonna be back here again and in this specific room but this has
and in this specific room but this has
and in this specific room but this has been a place where a lot of really
been a place where a lot of really
been a place where a lot of really special things happen in my life and I’m
special things happen in my life and I’m
special things happen in my life and I’m really grateful to this place
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I made this foodie because his Sam Musa
made this foodie because his Sam Musa
made this foodie because his Sam Musa pour asked me to if there’s a famous
pour asked me to if there’s a famous
pour asked me to if there’s a famous entrepreneur that you would like me to
entrepreneur that you would like me to
entrepreneur that you would like me to profile next check out the link in the
profile next check out the link in the
profile next check out the link in the description and go and cast your vote
description and go and cast your vote
description and go and cast your vote I’d also love to know what did you learn
I’d also love to know what did you learn
I’d also love to know what did you learn from this video that had the biggest
from this video that had the biggest
from this video that had the biggest impact on you what lesson are you going
impact on you what lesson are you going
impact on you what lesson are you going to take and immediately apply it somehow
to take and immediately apply it somehow
to take and immediately apply it somehow in your life or in your business leave
in your life or in your business leave
in your life or in your business leave it in the comments below I’m really
it in the comments below I’m really
it in the comments below I’m really curious to find out I also want to give
curious to find out I also want to give
curious to find out I also want to give a quick China to Joseph Austen Joseph
a quick China to Joseph Austen Joseph
a quick China to Joseph Austen Joseph thank you so much for letting me know
thank you so much for letting me know
thank you so much for letting me know that Kevin O’Leary tweeted out his top
that Kevin O’Leary tweeted out his top
that Kevin O’Leary tweeted out his top 10 most success that I made on him I
10 most success that I made on him I
10 most success that I made on him I really appreciate you letting me know
really appreciate you letting me know
really appreciate you letting me know and for all your support thank you guys
and for all your support thank you guys
and for all your support thank you guys again for watching I believe in you hope
again for watching I believe in you hope
again for watching I believe in you hope you continue to believe in yourself and
you continue to believe in yourself and
you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love I’ll
whatever your one word is much love I’ll
whatever your one word is much love I’ll see you soon
many of our parents had stable jobs
many of our parents had stable jobs throughout their careers but in our
throughout their careers but in our
throughout their careers but in our generation we’re all a little
generation we’re all a little
generation we’re all a little entrepreneurial whether we’re starting
entrepreneurial whether we’re starting
entrepreneurial whether we’re starting our own projects or finding our role in
our own projects or finding our role in
our own projects or finding our role in another one and you know that’s great
another one and you know that’s great
another one and you know that’s great because our culture of entrepreneurship
because our culture of entrepreneurship
because our culture of entrepreneurship is how we create so much progress an
is how we create so much progress an
is how we create so much progress an entrepreneurial culture thrives when it
entrepreneurial culture thrives when it
entrepreneurial culture thrives when it is easy to try lots of new ideas
is easy to try lots of new ideas
is easy to try lots of new ideas Facebook wasn’t the first thing I built
Facebook wasn’t the first thing I built
Facebook wasn’t the first thing I built I also built chat systems and games
I also built chat systems and games
I also built chat systems and games study tools and music players and I’m
study tools and music players and I’m
study tools and music players and I’m not alone
not alone
not alone JK Rowling got rejected twelve times
JK Rowling got rejected twelve times
JK Rowling got rejected twelve times before she finally wrote and published
before she finally wrote and published
before she finally wrote and published Harry Potter even Beyonce had to make
Harry Potter even Beyonce had to make
Harry Potter even Beyonce had to make hundreds of songs to get halo the
hundreds of songs to get halo the
hundreds of songs to get halo the greatest successes come from having the
greatest successes come from having the
greatest successes come from having the freedom to fail and we want to give
freedom to fail and we want to give
freedom to fail and we want to give everyone in the world a voice to express
everyone in the world a voice to express
everyone in the world a voice to express what matters to them where I help bring
what matters to them where I help bring
what matters to them where I help bring people together to be able to solve
people together to be able to solve
people together to be able to solve important challenges one of the big
important challenges one of the big
important challenges one of the big things that I think that we need to do
things that I think that we need to do
things that I think that we need to do is just help connect the half of the
is just help connect the half of the
is just help connect the half of the world that’s not on the internet to the
world that’s not on the internet to the
world that’s not on the internet to the Internet and that sounds like a very
Internet and that sounds like a very
Internet and that sounds like a very basic thing and you and I probably take
basic thing and you and I probably take
basic thing and you and I probably take that for granted because we’ve had the
that for granted because we’ve had the
that for granted because we’ve had the internet for a while but you know for a
internet for a while but you know for a
internet for a while but you know for a lot of people and a lot of parts of the
lot of people and a lot of parts of the
lot of people and a lot of parts of the world just having access to share your
world just having access to share your
world just having access to share your opinion or send a message to your
opinion or send a message to your
opinion or send a message to your partner or your friend or learn what the
partner or your friend or learn what the
partner or your friend or learn what the prices are for products at the market I
prices are for products at the market I
prices are for products at the market I look up basic jobs I mean those are
look up basic jobs I mean those are
look up basic jobs I mean those are important things that a lot of people
important things that a lot of people
important things that a lot of people don’t have an equal opportunity and
don’t have an equal opportunity and
don’t have an equal opportunity and access to do so there are a lot of
access to do so there are a lot of
access to do so there are a lot of things that we can do to solve this at
things that we can do to solve this at
things that we can do to solve this at Facebook we’re building a technology
Facebook we’re building a technology
Facebook we’re building a technology like solar-powered planes to beam down
like solar-powered planes to beam down
like solar-powered planes to beam down internet access to places that might be
internet access to places that might be
internet access to places that might be remote islands or in the middle of a
remote islands or in the middle of a
remote islands or in the middle of a rainforest we’re working on new business
rainforest we’re working on new business
rainforest we’re working on new business models with operators to do this but
models with operators to do this but
models with operators to do this but this remains one of the things that I’m
this remains one of the things that I’m
this remains one of the things that I’m most excited about for the next decade
most excited about for the next decade
most excited about for the next decade and beyond is just unlocking access to
and beyond is just unlocking access to
and beyond is just unlocking access to the Internet for the next three or four
the Internet for the next three or four
the Internet for the next three or four billion people and I think if we can do
billion people and I think if we can do
billion people and I think if we can do that all these folks who today don’t
that all these folks who today don’t
that all these folks who today don’t have the tools to you know start
have the tools to you know start
have the tools to you know start businesses or create new tools they’ll
businesses or create new tools they’ll
businesses or create new tools they’ll now be able to make our life is better –
now be able to make our life is better –
now be able to make our life is better – how many of you
how many of you
how many of you remember your first lecture here at
remember your first lecture here at
remember your first lecture here at Harvard mine was computer science 121
Harvard mine was computer science 121
Harvard mine was computer science 121 with the incredible Harry Lewis Harry I
was running late for class so I thrown a
was running late for class so I thrown a t-shirt and I didn’t realize until
t-shirt and I didn’t realize until
t-shirt and I didn’t realize until afterwards as I put it on inside out and
afterwards as I put it on inside out and
afterwards as I put it on inside out and backwards and my tag was sticking out
backwards and my tag was sticking out
backwards and my tag was sticking out the front I couldn’t figure out why no
the front I couldn’t figure out why no
the front I couldn’t figure out why no one in class would talk to me except for
one in class would talk to me except for
one in class would talk to me except for this one guy K X Jin he just went with
this one guy K X Jin he just went with
this one guy K X Jin he just went with it we started doing our problem sets
it we started doing our problem sets
it we started doing our problem sets together and now he runs a big part of
together and now he runs a big part of
together and now he runs a big part of Facebook and that class of 2017 is why
Facebook and that class of 2017 is why
Facebook and that class of 2017 is why should be nice to people
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