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How Zuck's mind works
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Montemagno comments on emails attributed to Zuckerberg about potentially acquiring Instagram and Path in 2012. He focuses on early recognition of competition: established user networks can pose a threat even without revenue. In his reading, offering founders a life-changing amount and preserving product independence served chiefly to buy time while strengthening Facebook’s distribution and mobile capabilities.
Key points
- Network strength and growth matter more than a competitor’s initial size.
- A large offer can make founders consider a sale they initially resisted.
- The acquisition is interpreted as buying time and distribution advantages as well as technology.
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