A new elite is gradually forming in the global business arena. They are not the owners of ship-newspaper factories in tuxedos and cigars, imposingly sitting in the leather chairs of men's clubs. Their average age is 35 years. They wear hoodies and backpacks. And most often they can be seen with laptops on their knees.
Where did their fortune come from? The Internet is the field in which these genius boys mow their greens. Their brains work with incredibly high efficiency, bringing something new, interesting and exciting to our lives. Mark Zuckerberg is one of them. Perhaps the most famous, because he is the founder of Facebook - the most, without a doubt, the most popular social network.
Some biographical facts. Date of birth: May 14, 1984. Hometown: New York. Parents: dentist and psychiatrist. Brothers, sisters: there are three sisters. Marital status: married to Priscilla Chan. Education: incomplete higher education (Harvard). Friends: 500 million.
The history of this grandiose project begins at Harvard, where Mark Zuckerberg entered . Facebook is not its first development. Back in ninth grade, he developed a computer game. Then there was a program for a music player, independently compiling playlists for its owner.
Then, the future founder of Facebook hacked the database of his Alma Mater. For what? He pulled out photographs of female students from there and offered them on his website in pairs for evaluation. Of course, there was a huge scandal, the site was covered up, Zuckerberg barely escaped deductions. That's just the leadership did not take into account the resonance that the project had among the students.
This is how Facebook came about. At first, he united only Harvard students. Then Yale and Stanford entered. After significant investments that contributed to the growth of the project, the rules changed, and anyone could create an account on this social network.
Mark Zuckerberg, as the founder of Facebook, has become incredibly popular and rich. He is called the youngest millionaire in history. An excellent tape was shot about him called “Social Network”, which caused the widest public outcry, earned more than $ 200 million and received a lot of film awards, not to mention the nominations.
True, Zuckerberg himself, having watched the film, said that he had learned a lot about himself. He mentioned not only distorted facts, but also the misinterpretation of motives. But Mark has nothing against David Kirpatrick’s book, Social Networking. As the founder of Facebook, he earned 4 billion and made 500 million friends. ”
So what does it take to become a modern millionaire? Mind, talent, the right people nearby, a lot of work, a drop of luck. But that is not all. You need to understand the basics of this market, feel its fluctuations and have the courage to put forward your idea. Mark Zuckerberg would never have achieved such success if he had not possessed an incredible instinct and manic passion.
By the way, now the founder of Facebook went into politics and even founded his own party. He expressed dissatisfaction with the immigration policy of the United States. The current legislation, he said, does not allow to attract smart and talented employees in the field of information technology from abroad. His party immediately became popular among the bigwigs of Silicon Valley.