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Mark Zuckerberg

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

In college, I wanted to create products that connected me with the community around me, which led to the realization that I needed to build software that others would use too.

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Mark Zuckerberg at Startup School 2013

@ Y Combinator

Mark Zuckerberg at Startup School 2013

10/26/13

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