San Francisco, August 12: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg started his journey by launching Facebook in 2004. FB became popular over the years as more people started using it to stay connected with friends, family members, corporate peers, and more. To some, Mark Zuckerberg has been a source of inspiration for how he started his journey from nothing. There's an interesting story behind the search engine of Facebook that led to its popularity.

Indian-origin American Aditya Agarwal, a software engineer and customer executive, was motivated by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to build the Facebook search engine all on his own. According to a report by Hindustan Times, in his early days, Aditya was a young engineer looking for opportunities to find his place in the tech world. He was navigating his role with minimal guidance back then; however, Mark Zuckerberg once stepped in, bringing a challenge for him. Silicon Valley Veteran Peter Moore Thanks Apple Watch for Saving His Life, Shares Near-Death Experience; Know What Happened.

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Mark Zuckerberg Motivated Young Software Engineer Aditya Agarwal to Build Facebook Search Engine

Aditya Agarwal first spoke about the "defining 30 seconds" of his life during the "Mark Zuckerberg on Llama, AI & Minus One" episode on the YouTube Channel - South Park Commons. The Indian origin software engineer met Facebook founder in 2005 through a mutual acquittance. Aditya was impressed by Mark Zuckerberg's vision for his social media platform.

Mark Zuckerberg gave a "one-man job" to the software engineer, which was to build a "Facebook search engine". Zuckerberg insisted him on working alone without a team, a tough job for a single person. Aditya advised to hire someone who was working with Google or Facebook, but Mark said, "Dude if I can build Facebook you can build a damn search engine". Reliance Layoffs Should Not Be ‘Quiet News’ but Raise Serious Alarm Bells Across Economic and Political Circles: Anupam Mittal.

After all, Aditya Agarwal successfully created the FB search engine. He also became the first director of Product Engineering at Facebook but according to him, it was Mark Zuckerberg who motivated him. The search engine developed by Aditya Agarwal laid a foundation for people to search and connect with each other. To those who work with him and those who follow, Zuckerberg has been an inspiring figure. His early journey is also captured by a film called "The Social Network", released in 2010.

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