12 Secrets behind Facebook's Ride to Success


3. It is great to be simple

Not much of a secret but as the saying goes,’ it is simple to be great but it is great to be simple.’ Our friend Facebook here is both great and simple. The lucid interface and the clear cut arrangement of tabs and features is what drive a billion users to Facebook.

4. Recognize your flaws

You cannot make a bigger mistake than ignoring the chances of your failure. Facebook learnt from the mistakes that its not so famous counter parts did and tried the best to avoid the same. Blunders like not putting the back end infrastructure before launch could have been fatal for Facebook.