382: Building a Community of Knowledge with Quora Cofounder Adam D’Angelo

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Adam D'Angelo was on the frontlines of the internet-startup boom. A passion for programming, which began in middle school, led him to work at Facebook in 2005 and launch Quora in 2009. Quora is a question and answer site that has 300 million visitors a month. He's experienced the highs and lows of the ever-evolving industry but is still motivated to use his skill set to give back to the world. In this episode, Nathan Chan chats with Adam about: Going to high school with Mark Zuckerberg and becoming Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer Why the day after Halloween was the most challenging day for engineers at Facebook The decision-making process to leave Facebook and eventually start Quora Reorienting Quora on reuse of answers rather than just ask and answer Building momentum from a community of the early-adopters Why it’s important to invest and think long term Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode. Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs. For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform: Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine

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