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MongoDB CEO resigns to join Meta

366 points · 306 comments · diek

  1. everfrustrated · · focus · HN ↗
    "effective immediately" means either... he doesn't have a contract with a notice period, or he does and is willing to forfeit any benefit from it like share options, etc.

    One reason might be the share price has collapsed and he has no confidence in it coming back (pretty scandalous if he's the CEO!), or Meta has offered him inducements > what he's walking away from.

    Good way to burn a lot of bridges. He's never going to be hired as CEO by anybody for the rest of his career.

    1. reenorap · · focus · HN ↗
      He is likely being promised a chance at succession to CEO.
      1. babelfish · · focus · HN ↗
        no chance, will definitely be Mosseri, Mark is not handing the reigns to an enterprise guy
        1. steveBK123 · · focus · HN ↗
          Agreed an enterprise guy is not the next CEO but I doubt Zuck has any near term succession plan.

          Mosseri is basically the same age as Zuck, and Zuck still seems extremely hands on.

          Check back in 10 years to see how things are going, maybe its Wang or a currently unknown 20 something.

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