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No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

#133: Deb Liu: Founder of Facebook Marketplace

No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

ABC News

Business, Careers

4.7703 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Deb Liu is a pioneer for women in technology. She has spent over 10 years with Facebook currently serving as the Vice President of Facebook Marketplace & Commerce, she is also the founder of Facebook Marketplace and co-founded Women in Product, a non-profit focused on helping more women enter and succeed in product management in the tech sector. On this episode, Liu discusses how she stumbled into the tech world while earning her MBA at Stanford University, ways that Facebook has provided her with the opportunity to be an entrepreneur within the walls of their corporate company. Plus how she has created and continues to grow Facebook Marketplace and why she says it is so important for young girls and women to learn to code. Congratulations to our No Limits Entrepreneurs of the Week: Lisa Sedlar, CEO and Founder of Green Zebra Grocery Find out more: https://www.greenzebragrocery.com/ Want to be a featured NLEOTW? Know someone who should? Send your nominations [email protected] Do not forget to subscribe and leave us a review! It is easy! Click here: http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 ABOUT REBECCA JARVIS: Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the Chief Biz, Tech and Econ correspondent for ABC News. She is also the host of The Dropout podcast. Follow Rebecca Jarvis: www.Instagram.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Twitter.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Facebook.com/RebeccaJarvis https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-jarvis-217ba052/ Snapchat: RebeccaJarvis No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis is produced by Taylor Dunn and edited by Brittany Martinez

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0:00.0

Success is measured by having ideas. It's pushing and advocating for the products you want to build.

0:05.2

It's bringing people along. It's influencing people. It's actually helping people understand

0:10.9

that your idea can live in the world and having a narrative around it.

0:17.7

Hey, everyone. Welcome to No Limits. I'm your host, Rebecca Jarvis. And if you're a frequent listener, really appreciate it. Thanks for sticking with us. If you're new, welcome. Each week, we're talking to one woman. We're going deep into her story. These are women across all industries who are playing at the top of their game,

0:40.1

and we're looking beyond the resume. We're looking at the decisions along the way, the tradeoffs,

0:45.1

the pivotal moments that have shaped their careers and their lives, the tough choices that,

0:51.4

you know what, aren't always obvious. Sometimes you have two options in life and they may both look great or they might both look bad.

0:59.5

And these women have been there.

1:01.7

So whether you're looking for advice or you just want to hear a good story, you've come to the right place.

1:07.9

So today's guest has been called one of the most powerful female engineers.

1:13.1

She's been at Facebook for 10 years.

1:15.6

She is the vice president and creator of Facebook Marketplace.

1:19.3

And prior to Facebook, she had roles at some of the best known companies in Silicon Valley, PayPal, eBay.

1:25.7

She's also the co-founder of women in product. It's a nonprofit that's focused on helping

1:30.5

more women enter and succeed in product management in the tech sector. And she said of it that

1:35.5

she was feeling stuck. And she recognized that that's something a lot of women can feel,

1:40.6

feeling stuck in their careers and not figuring out how to find their way to the top.

1:44.9

And that is one of the major reasons why she created women in products.

1:47.9

So we're going to dig into that in just a minute.

1:50.3

But I want to welcome to No Limits.

1:52.1

Deb Liu.

1:52.8

Nice to see you, Deb.

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