What David Rubenstein has said about Facebook
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 14, 2026
David Rubenstein, American businessman, co-founder of private equity firm The Carlyle Group, philanthropist and principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles, has been quoted on Facebook once in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on September 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Rubenstein recounts declining to invest in Zuckerberg's early company because he saw it as a dating site.
“I said, I'm not going to invest in that. It's a dating company”
My First Million: David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500B (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 13:55
Episodes
David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500BMy First Million · Sep 14, 2026 · 47 min
Sam Parr interviews Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein about building a $500 billion private equity firm, missing out on Amazon, historic documents and American history.
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