In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook while he was still a student at Harvard University. Since then, Facebook has become one of the world’s largest social networking platforms, with over 2 billion active users. Zuckerberg has been involved in various legal controversies, including allegations of stealing ideas for Facebook from other people, as well as concerns about the company’s privacy and security practices.
Table of Contents
1. Early life and education
2. The founding of Facebook
3. Controversies
4. Personal life
5. Philanthropy
6. Awards and recognition
7. Net worth
8. Mark Zuckerberg Quotes
Early life and education:
Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York. His parents, Karen and Edward Zuckerberg, were both college-educated dentists. Zuckerberg had an early interest in computers and programming; when he was 12, he created a music player called the Synapse Media Player that used artificial intelligence to learn the user’s listening habits, and was named a “Innovator of the Year” by PC Magazine.
The founding of Facebook:
In 2004, while he was still a student at Harvard, Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook with roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The site was originally designed as a way for Harvard students to connect with each other online. But it quickly spread to other colleges, and then to the general public. By 2006, Facebook had over 12 million active users.
Controversies:
Zuckerberg has been involved in a number of legal controversies, including allegations that he stole the idea for Facebook from other people. He has also been criticized for his company’s handling of user data and privacy, as well as its role in the spread of false information and fake news.
Personal life:
Zuckerberg is married to Priscilla Chan, a former medical student. They have two daughters, Maxima and August.
Philanthropy:
Zuckerberg and Chan have pledged to give away 99% of their Facebook shares, worth about $45 billion, to charitable causes. They have also created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a foundation that supports education, health, and scientific research.
Awards and recognition:
Zuckerberg has been honored with a number of awards and recognition, including being named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” in 2010.
Mark Zuckerberg Quotes:
“Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“My goal was never to just create a company. A lot of people misinterpret that, as if I don’t care about revenue or profit or any of those things. But what not being “just” a company means to me is building something that actually makes a really big change in the world.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“I think as a company, if you can get those two things right–having a clear direction on what you are trying to do and bringing in great people who can execute on the stuff–then you can do pretty well.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Give everyone the power to share anything with anyone.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission – to make the world more open and connected.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“One of things that I do focus on at Facebook is making sure the culture is very friendly and that people hang out. So instead of having 20% of people’s time working on projects I make people hang out with each other.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“People don’t care about what you say, they care about what you build.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“By giving people the power to share, we’re making the world more transparent.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“People don’t care about what you say, they care about what you build.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“People think innovation is just having a good idea but a lot of it is just moving quickly and trying a lot of things.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Find that thing you are super passionate about.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“The question isn’t, ‘What do we want to know about people?’, It’s, ‘What do people want to tell about themselves?’” – Mark Zuckerberg
“We look for people who are passionate about something. In a way, it almost doesn’t matter what you’re passionate about.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“The Hacker Way is an approach to building that involves continuous improvement and iteration. Hackers believe that something can always be better, and that nothing is ever complete.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“We don’t build services to make money, we make money to build better services.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“I made so many mistakes in running the company so far, basically any mistake you can think of I probably made. I think, if anything, the Facebook story is a great example of how if you’re building a product that people love you can make a lot of mistakes” – Mark Zuckerberg
“The question I ask myself like almost every day is, ‘Am I doing the most important thing I could be doing?’” – Mark Zuckerberg
“In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“I started the site when I was 19. I didn’t know much about business back then.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“This is a perverse thing, personally, but I would rather be in the cycle where people are underestimating us. It gives us latitude to go out and make big bets that excite and amaze people.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“People think innovation is just having a good idea but a lot of it is just moving quickly and trying a lot of things.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“All of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school – my number one piece of advice is: You should learn how to program.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Building a mission and building a business go hand-in-hand.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“This is a perverse thing, personally, but I would rather be in the cycle where people are underestimating us. It gives us latitude to go out and make big bets that excite and amaze people.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“I’m here to build something for the long-term. Anything else is a distraction.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“I literally coded Facebook in my dorm room and launched it from my dorm room. I rented a server for $85 a month, and I funded it by putting an ad on the site, and we’ve funded ever since by putting ads on the site.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“I think that people just have this core desire to express who they are. And I think that’s always existed.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Building a mission and building a business go hand-in-hand.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Advertising works most effectively when it’s in line with what people are already trying to do.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Instead of building walls, we can help build bridges.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“You are better off trying something and having it not work and learning from that than not doing anything at all.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“So many businesses get worried about looking like they might make a mistake, they become afraid to take any risk. Companies are set up so that people judge each other on failure.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“So many businesses get worried about looking like they might make a mistake, they become afraid to take any risk. Companies are set up so that people judge each other on failure.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Find that thing you are super passionate about.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“In terms of doing work and in terms of learning and evolving as a person, you just grow more when you get more people’s perspectives… I really try and live the mission of the company and… keep everything else in my life extremely simple.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“I’m here to build something for the long-term. Anything else is a distraction.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“The question I ask myself like almost every day is, ‘Am I doing the most important thing I could be doing?’” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Advertising works most effectively when it’s in line with what people are already trying to do.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“Nothing influences people more than a recommendation from a trusted friend.” – Mark Zuckerberg
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