In the early days of Facebook, we established a culture of real identity by requiring users to sign up with their school email addresses, which helped verify their credentials and fostered trust within the community.

Facebook's success was partly due to its high trust and real identity, which was established by starting in colleges where users felt safe sharing personal information.

I initially built Facebook for myself as a college student, but I quickly realized its potential to serve a broader audience beyond just my university.

Platforms like Facebook initially thrived on real identities, fostering trust among users, which contributed to their growth.

Even if a university had built a social network, Facebook's ability to allow users to share more content and connect in meaningful ways would have set it apart and driven its success.

Facebook's success was due to secure connections and ensuring that new users had at least 20 friends on the platform, which made it more engaging.

Facebook's success stemmed from its emphasis on real identity and the ability for users to share their content, which was missing from other platforms at the time.

Our early debate about the quality of data on Facebook led us to prioritize clean and accurate information, which helped establish a reliable platform that users could trust.

Facebook started as a service for Harvard students but expanded because almost everyone has friends and family they want to stay connected with.