382: Building a Community of Knowledge with Quora Cofounder Adam D’Angelo

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adam D'Angelo was on the frontlines of the internet-startup boom. A passion for programming, which began in middle school, led him to work at Facebook in 2005 and launch Quora in 2009. Quora is a question and answer site that has 300 million visitors a month. He's experienced the highs and lows of the ever-evolving industry but is still motivated to use his skill set to give back to the world.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Nathan Chan chats with Adam about: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Going to high school with Mark Zuckerberg and becoming Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why the day after Halloween was the most challenging day for engineers at Facebook</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The decision-making process to leave Facebook and eventually start Quora </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Reorienting Quora on reuse of answers rather than just ask and answer</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Building momentum from a community of the early-adopters </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why it’s important to invest and think long term</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><strong>Who do you want to see next on the podcast?</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Foundr podcast, check out our</span> <a href= "https://www.foundr.com/freetraining"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">free trainings</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.