Referenced Resources

Here is a list of all resources mentioned in the interview, categorized by type:

People

• Mark Zuckerberg - Founder CEO of Meta, interviewed live at Chase Center.
• Ben Gilbert - Co-host of Acquired podcast.
• David Rosenthal - Co-host of Acquired podcast.
• Mike Taylor - Artist who performed “Who Got the Truth” live.
• Jensen Huang - Surprise appearance during the Acquired live event; discussed in context of his previous statements about the entrepreneurial journey.
• Daniel Ek - Surprise appearance during the Acquired live event.
• Emily Chang - Surprise appearance during the Acquired live event.
• Micah Miri - Fashion designer who worked with Mark Zuckerberg on custom shirts.
• Dustin Sedgwick - JPMorgan Payments CMO, described as a driving force behind the Chase Center event and a longtime listener and friend of the podcast.
• Jamie Dimon - Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, provided introductory remarks.
• Priscilla - Mark Zuckerberg’s wife, mentioned in the context of inspiring personal projects.
• August Chan Zuckerberg - Mark Zuckerberg’s daughter, mentioned as an aspiration for his children.
• Daniel Arsham - Artist mentioned by Mark Zuckerberg as someone he finds inspiring to work with on projects.
• Steve Jobs - Founder of Apple, mentioned in comparison to Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership style.
• Bill Gates - Co-founder of Microsoft, mentioned in comparison to Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership style.

Organizations

• Meta - Company founded by Mark Zuckerberg, previously known as Facebook.
• Acquired - Podcast about great companies, hosting the interview with Mark Zuckerberg.
• Chase Center - Venue where the Acquired live event was held.
• JPMorgan Payments - Presenting partner of Acquired season, responsible for securing Chase Center and orchestrating the event.
• Statsig - Sponsor of Acquired, described as the world’s first product acceleration platform.
• Crusoe - Sponsor of Acquired, described as a climate-aligned AI cloud and data center operator.
• OpenAI - Company mentioned as a user of Statsig.
• Yahoo - Company that previously attempted to acquire Facebook.
• eBay - Company mentioned as an example of a great company in Silicon Valley.
• Apple - Company mentioned as a competitor and in comparison to Meta’s strategy and leadership.
• Microsoft - Company mentioned in comparison to Meta’s leadership.
• Nvidia - Company mentioned in comparison to Meta’s leadership.
• Amazon - Mentioned in context of its AWS services, though not directly named.
• Google - Mentioned as a competitor that kept its distributed computing infrastructure proprietary, influencing Meta’s decision to open-source.
• Netscape - Company mentioned as an example of a rewrite that failed.
• Friendster - Early social networking site mentioned in the context of scaling challenges.
• MySpace - Social networking site mentioned in the context of scaling challenges and as a competitor to Facebook.
• Twitter - Social media platform mentioned as a competitor.
• Instagram - Social media platform acquired by Facebook/Meta, mentioned as a competitor.
• Snapchat - Social media platform mentioned as a competitor.
• WhatsApp - Messaging app acquired by Facebook/Meta, mentioned as a competitor.
• TikTok - Social media platform mentioned as a competitor.
• Essilor Luxottica - Partner of Meta in making glasses, maker of Ray-Ban.
• Hermes - Mentioned as providing dressing for the hosts.
• Blue Origin - Company founded by Jeff Bezos, mentioned in comparison to Reality Labs.

Documents

• “Who Got the Truth” - Song performed by Mike Taylor.
• “pathematos, learning through suffering” - Classical saying featured on Mark Zuckerberg’s shirt.
• Aeschylus - Ancient Greek playwright, associated with the saying “pathematos”.
• Nike Michael Jordan Ad - Referenced by Mark Zuckerberg to describe his entrepreneurial journey.

Tools

• Statsig - Product acceleration platform used for feature flags, product analytics, experimentation, and observability.
• Crusoe.ai - AI cloud and data center platform.
• LAMP stack - Web development stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) that Facebook was built on.
• HTML5 - Web development technology used by Facebook for its mobile web presence in 2012.
• LLMs (Large Language Models) - Mentioned in the context of AI advancements.
• ChatGPT - AI chatbot mentioned as a significant development in AI consciousness.
• Llama - AI model developed by Meta, mentioned in the context of open-sourcing.
• Open Compute Project - Initiative led by Meta to standardize hardware designs.
• AR Glasses - Augmented Reality glasses being developed by Meta.
• VR Headsets - Virtual Reality headsets being developed by Meta.
• Mobile Apps - Applications developed for smartphones.
• Websites - Early form of online presence and Meta’s original platform.
• Smartphones - Mobile computing devices that became a dominant platform.

Technologies

• AI (Artificial Intelligence) - A major focus of Meta’s current and future development.
• AR (Augmented Reality) - Key technology for Meta’s future vision with glasses.
• VR (Virtual Reality) - Technology that Meta has invested heavily in.
• Holograms - Projected images discussed in the context of AR glasses and social experiences.
• Biometric Payments (Pay-by-face) - A new payments product from JPMorgan Payments demonstrated at Chase Center.
• Distributed Computing Infrastructure - Technology developed by Google and later adopted and open-sourced by Meta.
• Graph Networking/Social Graphs - Computational calculations related to understanding connections between people on social networks.
• RF Protocols - Mentioned in the context of technical challenges for glasses.
• Supply Chain Optimization - Discussed in relation to hardware manufacturing for AR glasses.
• Display Stack (Holographic Displays) - New display technology needed for AR glasses.
• Microphones, Speakers, Cameras, Eye Tracking, Batteries - Components needed for AR glasses.
• Web-based platform - A strategy Facebook attempted for its mobile apps.
• Native Apps - Applications developed specifically for a particular mobile operating system.
• Feed Ad - An advertising unit that did not exist for Facebook’s mobile feed at the time of its IPO.
• Super Voting Shares - A technical aspect of Meta’s governance structure.

Other

• Acquired.fm/slack - Platform for listeners to discuss episodes.
• Acquired.fm/email - Sign-up for episode notifications.
• Statsig.com/acquired - Website for Statsig.
• Crusoe.ai/acquired - Website for Crusoe.
• LAMP stack - Referenced as a technology stack.
• PC Era - Historical period of computing.
• Mobile Era - Historical period of computing.
• Cattle Ranch in Kauai - A personal side project of Mark Zuckerberg.
• Kirkland House - Location where Mark Zuckerberg wrote the first line of code for Facebook.
• GPS Coordinates - Used on a custom shirt gifted to Mark Zuckerberg.
• Acq2 - Meta’s second podcast show.