Moving product at unprecedented scale
In April of 2009, Facebook hit 200 million users – an amazing level of growth for a company that is still relatively new. Speaking at an entrepreneurial thought leader lecture at Stanford University, COO Sheryl Sandberg reflects on how the web has dramatically altered scale for entrepreneurs. It’s no longer just about making a product that people want, she says, it’s also being able to know how to distribute it in a smart way that also lets your business make a profit.
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Chris Morris is editor of the Entrepreneur Corner on VentureBeat, helping start-up business owners launch and grow their companies. He previously worked at Yahoo! Finance, where he was managing editor, and as director of content development at CNNMoney.com. He is also a widely respected journalist in the video game and technology fields, whose work has appeared in Variety, CNBC.com, AOL and Forbes.com. Follow him on Twitter at @MorrisatLarge
