Comments on: Facebook idea man pitches “Facebook for companies” http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Another would-be Facebook founder takes legal action | Startup Addict Musings http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-803690 Another would-be Facebook founder takes legal action | Startup Addict Musings Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:16:19 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/#comment-803690 [...] Success has a thousand fathers, as the saying goes. Social network Facebook is no exception. Aaron Greenspan, a college classmate of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, has said he came up with the idea of of a college-focused social network before Zuckerberg did — and grabbed some attention as a result. [...] [...] Success has a thousand fathers, as the saying goes. Social network Facebook is no exception. Aaron Greenspan, a college classmate of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, has said he came up with the idea of of a college-focused social network before Zuckerberg did — and grabbed some attention as a result. [...]

]]> By: Jack http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-523168 Jack Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:44:58 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/#comment-523168 I've never seen someone more physically uncomfortable in an interview. This guy looks like he wants to jump out the window to the left. Forget programmers, he needs to hire a voice coach. I’ve never seen someone more physically uncomfortable in an interview. This guy looks like he wants to jump out the window to the left. Forget programmers, he needs to hire a voice coach.

]]> By: Jonathan http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-518506 Jonathan Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:14:02 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/#comment-518506 that's a goofy looking dude that’s a goofy looking dude

]]> By: Tim Marman http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-518478 Tim Marman Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:08:55 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/#comment-518478 As Jon said, ideas are a dime a dozen. Facebook was never an original idea, it was just done better than the others. And isn't LinkedIn alread "Facebook for companies"? I'll tell you right now, I don't want to share personal photos with my boss or colleagues the way I do with my friends. (Granted there are a few people who fall into both camps, but I still interact with them differently in the different contexts). As Jon said, ideas are a dime a dozen. Facebook was never an original idea, it was just done better than the others.

And isn’t LinkedIn alread “Facebook for companies”? I’ll tell you right now, I don’t want to share personal photos with my boss or colleagues the way I do with my friends. (Granted there are a few people who fall into both camps, but I still interact with them differently in the different contexts).

]]> By: Jon Wu http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-518352 Jon Wu Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:28:23 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/facebook-idea-man-pitches-facebook-for-companies/#comment-518352 The lesson learned here is: ideas don't matter. Execution matters. The lesson learned here is: ideas don’t matter. Execution matters.

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