Chris Hughes was one of Mark Zuckerberg’s roommates and a Facebook cofounder who helped with user experience and media outreach.
One rainy night in 2004, Hughes and Zuckerberg had a conversation that resulted in Hughes getting a 2% ownership stake.
The stake was worth $500 million when Facebook went public in 2012. Hughes has recently reflected on that fateful night, saying it’s a motivation behind his current crusade for a guaranteed income for low-income Americans. One rainy night in March 2004, Chris Hughes had a conversation with his Harvard roommate that would radically change the […]
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