There was a Twitter thread recently from an early, longtime Facebook executive, Dan Rose. You might have missed it. That’s OK—scrolling Twitter is rarely the best use of our time.

In these tweets, Rose argued for the greatness of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership, especially during the early years when he stood in opposition to board members and fellow executives who wanted Facebook to sell to Yahoo. Rose also tells of how Zuckerberg replaced those people over time, and how he didn’t tolerate undermining—including a meeting Rose organized behind Zuck’s back.

This thread has gotten a lot of attention—the usual Twitter mix of effusive praise and derisive commentary. In particular, I learned of this thread from people critical of this tweet, as if it were some miracle to not yell or throw things (then again, maybe that is special in some companies).

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