Four years ago, Brian Acton was looking for a job. His job at Yahoo, where he’d filled many engineering roles over 11 years, had come to an end. He was networking with recruiters: https://twitter.com/brianacton/status/1861771542 He met with Twitter. Twitter said no: https://twitter.com/brianacton/status/1895942068 He met with Facebook. Facebook said no: https://twitter.com/brianacton/status/310954
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