In case you haven't seen it, here's an awesome story on how FB hired Chris Putnam: http://www.quora.com/How-did-Chris-Putnam-get-hired-at-Facebook http://www.qu

In case you haven't seen it, here's an awesome story on how FB hired Chris Putnam: http://www.quora.com/How-did-Chris-Putnam-get-hired-at-Facebook http://www.quora.com/How-did-Chris-Putnam-get-hired-at-Faceb... He hacked Facebook in 2005 and they hired him. From what I've heard he was one of their most invaluable engineers.