Mark Zuckerberg: The evolution of a remarkable CEO

Post by jfarmer » Sat, Oct 03, 2009, 12:42 AM UTC

toadpipe wrote: post #62

numair wrote: post #53

Every employee is rated on a scale from 1 to 5, with five being the highest. No one gets a five. If you get a 1 or a 2, you’re quickly shown the door. Related to that are the steady departures of early founders and executives. Two of them, Adam D’Angelo and Dustin Moskovitz, were Zuckerberg’s high-school and college friends, respectively. They weren’t forced out, but they burned out or realized they weren’t right for…

So you're saying that "they weren't right for their jobs" is wrong. What about the "burned out" part? What do you know about why they left? Did they just move on the more interesting things, like so many startup people do? Genuinely curious here, as I don't know, or know much about, any of the people involved.

Post by mediaman » Sat, Oct 03, 2009, 12:49 AM UTC

billjings wrote: post #67

dataman85 wrote: post #60

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Funnily enough, Enron had the same system where if you scored towards the bottom you were quickly shown the door. http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,129988,00.h... Of course, most big companies have a employing rating system, but Enron was different because 10-15 % people were asked to leave every year.

I'm pretty skeptical of the idea that harshly competitive environments have their value systems straight, but it bears mentioning that at Enron traders and deal makers were on the evaluation boards for the risk assessment group.

Post by mrshoe » Sat, Oct 03, 2009, 1:17 AM UTC

Periodic wrote: post #19

startingup wrote: post #13

I attended a presentation he made some time ago, and came away really impressed. He has a remarkably clear vision, understands what not to do as much as what to do, and seems to know his own strengths and weaknesses. I agree - he is a remarkable CEO.

I attended a presentation by him I think two years ago at Startup Camp. I was rather unimpressed. He arrived and confessed he really hadn't given it much though, he hadn't prepared at all, and so launched into 45 minutes of rambling. Basically all his advice could be summed with, "Just do what I did." Obviously, the company has come a long way since then, and I doubt someone as smart as him wouldn't have learned a lo…

Post by ivankirigin » Sat, Oct 03, 2009, 3:24 AM UTC

wheels wrote: post #74

vaksel wrote: post #40

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someone whose company was acquired in order to get them into Facebook, will most likely have a different experience and quality of projects, than the average drone. + he's been there what...a month? he is still biased by the honeymoon phase.

Tipjoy wasn't actually acquired -- they hired Ivan, though there may have been a little extra on the table: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/22/facebook-hires-tipjoy-c...

Post by ivankirigin » Sat, Oct 03, 2009, 4:07 AM UTC

wheels wrote: post #78

ivankirigin wrote: post #77

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There wasn't anything extra. That story if full of shit.

To be clear, I didn't mean any foul-play. Quite the contrary. I remember reading that it was chill in the HN comments and don't think I'd bothered to read the original article. Basically I thought you might have gotten a better than average contract there as a devel since you had a background doing cool stuff and was clarifying that Tipjoy wasn't actually acquired.