In late 2012, when #Facebook reached a billion users, a little red book started appearing on the desks of all its employees. Until very recently, its contents - even its existence - were largely unknown to outsiders.
Now, however, former Facebook designer Ben Barry, who created it during his time with the company, has published a series of scans from the book. Here are those 👇
Facebook's corporate persona is neatly packaged in the little red book.
As Facebook grew, it was hard to explain the company's mission, history, and culture to new employees.
Over the years, a lot of formative company discussions and debates have happened.
For new employees, that information was difficult to find even if you knew what you were looking for.
Facebook wanted to try to package a lot of those stories and ideas in one place.
Barry teamed got a team together, requested funding, Zuckerberg gave a little feedback, and voila!
There are a few interesting twists on some well-known quotes. No meekness at Facebook!
Here we have a variation on the unofficial US Post Office motto, originally from an ancient Greek work.
And at the end, the book issues this challenge to employees. This hits hard the most
And that's a wrap!
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