Chris Hughes

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

Chris Hughes is a co-founder of Facebook and an advocate for social change, known for his insights on technology's role in community building.

Born
November 1, 1983
Quotes
34
Rank
#1656

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"I was trying to figure out how to use the skills I had developed in the world of social change."

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"I didn't know anything about Silicon Valley."

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"I am a person who feels compelled and then gets immersed."

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"By 2007, we were finally living in a culture where people get what networks are and what technology can do to connect people."

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"I believe that the demand for long-form quality journalism is strong and I think that despite all of the changes in technology over the past few years, people still want in-depth, rigorous reporting."

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"I went to boarding school Southern, religious, and straight, and I left boarding school not being at all religious and not being straight."

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"The audience might not be the size of Facebook, but how much time can you spend online and think, 'What did I just learn?"

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"The more connected that individual is to an issue they care about, the higher probability there is they will stay involved over a longer period of time."

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"Mostly what I'm focused on is finding people who are younger who haven't built companies before but have a good idea."

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"I don't really know what 'community' means. And I never use that word."

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"Anybody can be ambitious."

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"My real big Internet claim to fame is the fact that I was first to jailbreak the iPhone."

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"Use your own experiences and pain points to identify an opportunity. Be arrogant thinking you can do it better than others."

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