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Sheryl Kara Sandberg (born August 28, 1969) [2] is an American technology executive, philanthropist, and writer. Sandberg served as chief operating officer (COO) of Meta Platforms, a position from which she stepped down in August 2022. [3]
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal is a 2009 book by Ben Mezrich about the founding of Facebook, [1] adapted by Aaron Sorkin for the 2010 film The Social Network.
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (/ ˈ z ʌ k ər b ɜːr ɡ /; born May 14, 1984) is an American businessman who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, of which he is the chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder.
Facebook had surpassed MySpace in global traffic and became the world's most popular social media platform. Microsoft announced that it had purchased a 1.6% share of Facebook for $240 million ($353 million in 2023 dollars [31]), giving Facebook an implied value of around $15 billion ($22 billion in 2023 dollars [31]).
Oliván joined Facebook (now Meta Platforms) in October 2007 as head of international growth under Chamath Palihapitiya. [14] [11] As a founding member of the growth team, [15] he oversaw the company's international expansion—into new markets and languages. [16] [4] Between 2011 and 2018, he served as vice president of the growth team. [14]
Eduardo Luiz Saverin (/ ˈ s æ v ər ɪ n / SAV-ər-in, Brazilian Portuguese: [eduˈaʁdu luˈis saveˈɾĩ] ⓘ; born March 19, 1982) [4] is a Brazilian billionaire entrepreneur and angel investor, known for having co-founded Facebook. [5] In 2012, he owned about 2% of Facebook shares, [6] valued at approximately $2 billion at the time.
Dustin Aaron Moskovitz [1] (/ ˈ m ɒ s k ə v ɪ t s /; born May 22, 1984) [2] is an American billionaire internet entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook, Inc. (now known as Meta Platforms) with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum and Chris Hughes. [3] In 2008, he left Facebook to co-found Asana [4] with Justin Rosenstein.
Christopher Hughes (born November 26, 1983 [1]) is an American entrepreneur and author who co-founded and served as spokesman for the online social directory and networking site Facebook until 2007.