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Acquired

CHAPTER

Navigating Strategic Decisions at Facebook

This chapter delves into Facebook's pivotal decision-making processes during its early development, including the rejection of a major Yahoo offer. It emphasizes the importance of focusing on impactful choices over mere financial gain, particularly through a transformative partnership with Microsoft that significantly boosted Facebook's advertising revenue. The discussion also highlights the technological advancements and cultural shifts that enhanced the company's operational efficiency and engineering talent recruitment.

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