Let’s Talk More About Facebookpresentation by Margaret Ewen

Hackathons

Gathering of Facebook engineers and additional team members that occurs several times per year.

• Networking with a purpose

• Opportunity to gain credibility

• Cross functional learning and experience

MARK ZUCKERBERG, FACEBOOK CEO (FYI)

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• Work Win – Hackathons enable employees to work beyond their usual scope and to network with outside team members

• Facebook Ideas group allows employees to network and form new teams online

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• Community – Hackathons have extended to college campuses, and are led by Facebook engineers who have the opportunity to invest in the academic community around them

• This impacts hiring and reputation

MARK ZUCKERBERG (FACEBOOK CEO)

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• Self Win – Facebook’s practice empowers its employees to seek out challenges that they find personally fulfilling

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• Family win – The results of most Hackathons are pushed directly to launch. The ability for employees’ communities and families to interact with the innovations helps to bring work into alignment with family experiences

• For example, Facebook Chat is the result of a Facebook Hackathon

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Impact on Facebook’s Business and Employees

• Facebook’s Hackathons bring together cross-functional groups from across the company to provide innovative solutions to new problems.

• This spirit of collaboration and brainstorming allows Facebook to continue to attract talent, develop its reputation, and improve user experience within the site’s network and ad platforms

• Employees are able to orchestrate four-way wins through their involvement, and thus lead productive careers that align with their long-term visions

Facebook Culture

• Hiring Practices• Open Seating • Facebook at Work