Kaz Nejatian: Meta's worst mistake was neglecting external public relations
Kaz Nejatian · Kaz Nejatian: How Shopify Built a $90BN Business to Last 100 Years | E1189 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Aug 14, 2024 · at 23:19
Kaz Nejatian, VP of Product and COO at Shopify, reflects on Meta's corporate messaging and public perception during his time at Meta.
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“The worst decision Meta probably made was Not being more publicly celebratory of Mark personally and Meta generally. I think Meta allowed, because the company was so focused on execution internally, it didn't spend that much time worrying about its reputation externally, and essentially allowed a lie to spread about it that has caused it significant pain.”
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