"With Steven, titles and pay were not the topics of discussion. Instead, they discussed leverage, timing, and what product capabilities exist outside the constraints of large platforms, enough to galvanize Sayman's creative energies enough that it became clear where his future was."
"I loved working with Zuckerberg and everyone and everything I've learned over the years. I'm just really excited about the opportunity of bringing all of that, all of those learnings and experience, to helping Whop become an incredible product,"
"Sayman's departure comes at a time when a growing number of long-term Big Tech workers are reevaluating where they can make a difference, and now that smaller teams are getting access to tools that formerly needed enormous resources, there is not the same need to be tied to a huge organization. Further, impact at smaller organizations where creative flexibility and transcending the traditional models are always the premiums can be more outsized."
Michael Sayman began at Meta as a youngster and rose into executive leadership roles that shaped how hundreds of millions communicate online. He worked most recently in Meta’s Superintelligence Labs and had not planned to leave. Lengthy conversations with Whop founder Steven Schwartz shifted his priorities toward leverage, timing, and product capabilities outside large-platform constraints. Those conversations galvanized his creative energy and clarified his future direction. Sayman joined Whop to apply his learnings and experience. The move aligns with a broader trend of long-term Big Tech employees pursuing outsized impact at smaller teams with greater creative flexibility.
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