ClaimsMark Zuckerberg

“We are seeing more and more examples where one or two people are building something in a week that would have previously taken dozens of people months.”

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, on earnings call 29 April 2026 Meta (META) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)

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Meta is seeing increasing examples of one or two people building in a week what previously took dozens of people months.

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Based on Meta's internal observations of projects and team sizes.

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Mark Zuckerberg, “Meta is seeing increasing examples of one or two people building in a week what previously took dozens of people months.” (said 29 April 2026). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_bd6646dccf69, method 0.1.0+3f84d14d, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_bd6646dccf69

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