Day 2 of 100 · Social

Facebook / Meta

It launched from a dorm room and only Harvard students could join.

Started atHarvard University
Founded2004
FoundersMark Zuckerberg & roommates
CountryUSA

How it started

A sophomore built a campus directory in his room in Kirkland House. It spread college by college before it ever touched the outside world.

The lesson for your campus Start with the smallest community you can genuinely serve. Scale is what happens afterwards.

Why every campus needs an Innovation-Hub

Why we are telling this story

The next company on a list like this one has not been founded yet. Right now it is a student in a lecture hall with an idea nobody has asked about, and no room to build it in. Innovation-Hub is that room: a permanent space inside your institution where students from every department explore, experiment, collaborate and prototype.

See how to start one on your campus →

Ask the Founder

Pick a question — or write your own — and get a grounded answer about how Facebook / Meta was actually built.

Opens ChatGPT in a new tab with your question ready. Answers are generated by AI from publicly reported information — they are not statements by the founders. Always check anything important against an original source.

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The next one comes from your campus

Innovation should not be an annual event. It should be a permanent room where students are allowed to build. Bring an Innovation-Hub to your institution.

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