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IPO Day Facebook Statuses From Early Facebook Employees

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By Kelly Faircloth 5/18/12 2:30pm

In Which We Investigate the Scene Outside of NASDAQ's Times Square MarketSite

  • Chris Hughes, cofounder
    Start The Slideshow

    Congratulations to all the newly minted billionaires out there! (For up-to-the-minute coverage, see our liveblog.) So how are early Facebook employees celebrating, since it’s apparently déclassé to run out and buy a shiny new Lambo? To check up on the Facebook Mafia, we went right to the source and investigated. We found radio silence from a few prominent names (Sean Parker and Dave Morin*, please call your offices). We also discovered that more than a few of these folks seem to have either instituted strict privacy settings, bailed on the network entirely or, most scandalous of all, still haven’t switched to Timeline. But we found plenty of status updates to amuse and enlighten. 

    *UPDATE: Turns out we missed a relevant post from Mr. Morin on our first pass. We’ve updated the slideshow accordingly. Let us know if we’ve missed anyone else–tips@betabeat.com.

  • Back Forward Chris Hughes, cofounder

    Chris Hughes, cofounder

    Dug up an awkward family photo.

  • Back Forward Eduardo Saverin, cofounder

    Eduardo Saverin, cofounder

    Jumped on the nostalgia train. Probably a wiser move than bringing up the tax bill.

  • Back Forward Darian Shirazi, former software engineer

    Darian Shirazi, former software engineer

    Kept it simple, though that didn't spare him a little annoyance from his less flush friends.

  • Back Forward Josh Elman, former Platform Program Manager

    Josh Elman, former Platform Program Manager

    Chimed in from Twitter, where he worked after leaving Facebook.

  • Back Forward Randi Zuckerberg, former Director of Marketing

    Randi Zuckerberg, former Director of Marketing

    Though having parted with FB, she went with congratulations.

  • Back Forward Randi Zuckerberg, Redux

    Randi Zuckerberg, Redux

    But she also took a moment to pose for the cameras.

  • Back Forward Aditya Agarwal, former Director of Engineering

    Aditya Agarwal, former Director of Engineering

    Always with the shipping.

  • Back Forward Ryan Merket, Developer Relations Manager

    Ryan Merket, Developer Relations Manager

    Also turned to Twitter, though he merely pointedly RT'd someone else.

  • Back Forward Taner Halicioglu, former Senior Software and Operations Engineer

    Taner Halicioglu, former Senior Software and Operations Engineer

    We suppose when you're employee number 4, "life event" is really the only way to describe this IPO.

  • Back Forward Matt Cohler, former VP of Product Management

    Matt Cohler, former VP of Product Management

    Another upbeat congratulations.

  • Back Forward Ruchi Sanghvi, first female engineer

    Ruchi Sanghvi, first female engineer

    Clearly had a more productive decade than we did.

  • Back Forward Dave Morin, former Marketing, Product, Connect and Platform

    Dave Morin, former Marketing, Product, Connect and Platform

    Another snapshot from the archives, though a rather later entry.

  • Back Forward Brandee Barker, former Director of Global Communications and Public Policy

    Brandee Barker, former Director of Global Communications and Public Policy

    Rather than update her status, Ms. Barker updated her cover photo.

  • Back Jonathan Heiliger, former VP of Technical Operations

    Jonathan Heiliger, former VP of Technical Operations

    This cannot possibly bode well.

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