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Every podcast mention of Facebook in one pod.
637 videos. Track how it's discussed, by whom, and what experts actually think.
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Videos Mentioning Facebook
How to Create Luck - Dalton Caldwell, Y Combinator Partner
Y Combinator
Mentioned as an example where Mark Zuckerberg's constant prototyping and giving them to users created the surface area for its genesis.
Balaji Srinivasan at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a disruptive social technology originating from Silicon Valley.
How To Earn Customers For Life
Y Combinator
Discussed as a large company that engages in user-hostile practices and dark patterns. It's questioned whether their true customers are users or advertisers, given the number of stories about misleading engagement numbers.
How to Find a Technical Cofounder - Michael Seibel
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a large tech company where non-technical individuals might be kept away from engineering roles, making it harder to build an engineering network.
Should You Quit Your Job At A Unicorn?
Y Combinator
Mentioned as an example of a company that looked similar over time, implying stability that employees might seek.
How To Compete With Amazon and Google
Y Combinator
Mentioned for its API that Perfect Audience initially used and for its later move into custom audiences, becoming a competitor. Also discussed as a FANG company that sometimes fails to kill startups.
The Cult of Conformity in Silicon Valley
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a big tech company that college students now obsess over getting jobs at, studying its interview process similarly to finance jobs.
Turning Your Users Into Paying Customers
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a consumer-facing platform that might monetize through advertising.
Mark Zuckerberg on Taking Risks and Finding Talented People
Y Combinator
The social media company founded by Mark Zuckerberg and others, discussed in the context of its early formation, investment, and hiring practices.
Do Technical Founders Need Business Co-Founders?
Y Combinator
Acknowledged as a complex case regarding co-founder roles, but Zuckerberg is identified as a technical founder, fitting the pattern of technically founded successful companies.
Why Should I Start a Startup? by Michael Seibel
Y Combinator
Cited as an example of a company offering prestigious jobs that might be highly sought after by talented individuals, even if the reality of the work differs from perception.
Why This Is The Perfect Time To Start A Startup
Y Combinator
The company that acquired FriendFeed, founded by Paul Buai.
Does Your Startup Need To Be In San Francisco?
Y Combinator
One of the major tech employers situated outside of San Francisco in the Bay Area.
Starting A Company? The Key Terms You Should Know | Startup School
Y Combinator
An example company that was an early venture capital investment, highlighting the potential for high returns.
Tim Brady - Building Culture
Y Combinator
Mentioned in the context of its internal-focused motto 'move fast and break things' and its implications for privacy.
Elon Musk & The Midwit Meme – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel
Y Combinator
Mentioned as an example of popular television portrayals of founders, contrasting with the reality of startup life.
Geoff Ralston - Parting Advice
Y Combinator
This company chose Lala to be Facebook Music and later engaged in further deals.
Jessica Livingston - What's Different about "Unicorns"
Y Combinator
An example of a startup that started with a very niche market (Harvard students) before expanding to a global user base.
YC SUS: Gustaf Alströmer and Eric Migicovsky discuss growth tactics
Y Combinator
A major advertising platform that has shifted its tactics, making it harder for new companies to achieve free growth. Used as an example for paid marketing and social media ads.
Design for Startups by Garry Tan (Part 2)
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a large tech company where designers are accustomed to working in large teams and with established processes.
Startup Investor School Day 2 Live Stream
Y Combinator
Acquired FriendFeed; mentioned as a formidable competitor in the social space. Also mentioned as a platform susceptible to temporary inefficiencies that can be exploited by startups.
YC SUS: Aaron Epstein and Eric Migicovsky give website feedback
Y Combinator
A social media platform where people already share and discuss articles, posing a competition to ReadUp's social reading features.
Ruchi Sanghvi on Sweating the Details
Y Combinator
A social media company where Ruchi Sanghvi previously worked. Its 'move fast and break things' ethos is contrasted with Dropbox's focus on quality.
Work at a Startup Expo 2019
Y Combinator
The previous employer of LogDNA's VP of Engineering, who was an early employee (#200) and stayed until the company reached 7,000 employees.