‘Execution more important than idea’

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Three years into his first attempt as a startup CEO, Adam D’Angelo, also known as Facebook’s first former chief technology officer, shared in an interview lessons he learned from his days at the giant social media firm that he applied in Quora, a reputation-based question-and-answer site he founded. “Execution is more important than an idea,” he stressed, adding that Facebook, too, was not a new idea but they focused on quality and getting to scale. On evolving as a business leader after being immersed in coding, he shared: “Get comfortable giving up control. Find people who do things better than you do.” But most of all: “Focus on the long term, and always do what’s right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions.”


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