Quora opened to the public in June 2010, founded by two former Facebook engineers. Its promise was answers from people with first-hand knowledge, and in 2010 Silicon Valley insiders answered questions about their own companies while the site's invite-only aura faded.
- Domain in 2010
- quora.com
- Launched
- 21 June 2010
- Founders
- Adam D'Angelo, Charlie Cheever
- Owner in 2010
- Quora, Inc. (private)
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Asking and answering questions
- Following topics and people
Interface characteristics
- Clean red-and-white design with real names
- Upvoted answers and credentials under names
Notable features
- Real-name policy
- Answers from company founders
What happened later
Quora grew into a large, ad-supported Q&A site and launched the Poe AI chatbot app in 2022.
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