Meta has appointed former Trump adviser and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison to its board of directors, marking a significant addition as the company navigates its future strategies. This move aims to enhance Meta's leadership with Collison's experience in technology and business.

Patrick Collison shares Stripe's challenging early days, highlighting a critical moment when a data center failure threatened the company's operations. Despite fears of losing customer trust, the incident revealed that their users largely remained unaffected, prompting Collison to reflect on the implications of such indifference.