On the day of the launch of Stories in August 2016, the whole team arrived around 5 a.m. at Facebook’s headquarters, which were otherwise empty that early. In the Sharks at Work conference room, they stood around with breakfast burritos, which had been catered because none of the cafeterias were open yet. Supporters showed up until it was standing room only around Nathan Sharp’s computer. “FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE,” the team counted down, and Sharp pushed a button to send Stories live to the world at 6 a.m. PST. Everyone watched as the numbers climbed. A couple employees snuck some
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