Ep #281# on The High Flyers Podcast is live! Grateful to Mike for trusting me to do his first in-depth interview in a few years 🙏 Mike Vernal joined Facebook very early, worked closely with Mark Zuckerberg to help build its products and platform, then became an investor at Sequoia and now backs the next generation of technology at Conviction. Mike and I cover: • How Facebook learned to move faster than anyone thought possible • The “1 billion users” conversation Mike never forgot • Why he left Facebook for a career he once dismissed - joining @sequoia as a VC • How Mike spots founders who are truly in it to win • Why the best two years of his life came after Sequoia • What pulled him back into venture • Why software creation is heading towards zero cost • Why this tech wave rewards speed, taste and 110% products And yes, why people who know him call him “the nerd’s nerd.” Listen here: _ Mike's re-imagined high flyer: David Treadwell Thx for research help: @pranavreddy @saranormous @vijayeraji @stanine People mentioned: @noahrshinn @ivanhzhao @parkerconrad @schreier cc: @Alfred_Lin @gradypb @laurenmhreeder @igarciacamargo @kareemamin @conviction @eladgil