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A couple years in, some big companies wanted to buy us. I didn’t want to sell. I wanted to see if we could connect more people. And we were building the first version of News Feed at the time and I thought if we could just launch this, it could change how we all learn about the world. Nearly everyone else wanted to sell. Without a sense of higher purpose, this was their startup dream come true. And it tore our company apart. After one particularly tense argument, one of my closest advisors told me if I didn’t agree to sell the company right now, I would regret that decision for the rest of my life. Relationships were so frayed that within a year or so every single person on our management team was gone.

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A couple years in, / some big companies wanted to buy us. // I didn’t want to sell. // I wanted to see if we could connect more people. // And we were building the first version of News Feed at the time / and I thought / if we could just launch this, / it could change how we all learn about the world. // Nearly / everyone else / wanted to sell. // Without a sense of higher purpose, / this was their startup dream come true. // And it tore our company apart. // After one / particularly tense argument, / one of my closest advisors told me / if I didn’t agree to sell the company right now, / I would regret that decision / for the rest of my life. // Relationships were so frayed / that within a year or so / every single person on our management team was gone. //

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That was my hardest time leading Facebook. I believed in what we were doing, but I felt alone. And worse, it was my fault. I wondered if I was just wrong, an impostor, a 22-year-old kid who had no idea how things actually worked. Now, years later, I understand that, that is how things work when there's no sense of higher purpose. So it’s up to all of us to create it so we can all keep moving forward together. And today I want to talk about three ways that we can create a world where everyone has a sense of purpose: by taking on big meaningful projects together, by redefining equality so everyone has the freedom to pursue their purpose, and by building community all across the world.

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That was my hardest time leading Facebook. // I believed in what we were doing, / but I felt alone. // And worse, / it was my fault. // I wondered if I was just wrong, / an impostor, / a 22-year-old kid / who / had no idea / how things actually worked. // Now, / years later, / I understand that / that is how things work when there's no sense of higher purpose. // So it’s up to all of us to create it / so we can all keep moving forward / together. // And today, / I want to talk about / three ways / that we can create a world / where everyone has / a sense of purpose: // by taking on / big, meaningful projects together, / by / redefining equality so everyone has / the freedom to pursue their purpose, / and by building community / all across the world. //