What Grant LaFontaine has said about Facebook
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 21, 2026
Grant LaFontaine, Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the live-shopping marketplace Whatnot, has been quoted on Facebook once in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on September 21, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
LaFontaine said a product review in which the leader yelled at everyone was one reason he left Facebook, convincing him hostility never produces good work.
“the way that was handled was never going to make me want to do more great work”
My First Million: Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerce (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 50:51
Episodes
Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerceMy First Million · Sep 21, 2026 · 1 h 2 min
Whatnot co-founder Grant LaFontaine tells Shaan Puri and Sam Parr how a Funko Pop marketplace became a $20 billion live-commerce company.
Others on Facebook
- David Rubenstein · 1 quote
- Danny Jones · 1 quote
- Xueqin Jiang · 1 quote