In Pictures: 15 people who said no to Facebook

Here are 15 people who have declined an opportunity with the social networking giant.

Kevin Systrom, Instagram co-founder and CEO

Systrom and Zuckerberg have a long history dating back to Facebook’s first days in Palo Alto. In a 2011 interview with Fast Company, Systrom recalls Zuckerberg approaching him about a cloud-based photo storage app he developed as a Stanford undergrad, but declined an offer to drop out of school and work for them. Systrom would go on to create Instagram and end up joining the Facebook ranks by way of the $1 billion acquisition earlier this year.

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