
MZ
Dobbs Ferry, USA
Meta
Mark Zuckerberg
A 19-year-old who built Facebook in a dorm and refused to sell when Yahoo offered $1B at 22.
Long-term convictionEngineering cultureFounder-mode
Struggles
Cambridge Analytica. Senate hearings. Metaverse pivot publicly mocked.
Family
Married Priscilla Chan since college. Three daughters. Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative.
The full story
From day one to today.
The journey
Milestones, not magic.
2004
Built Facebook in his Harvard dorm at 19.
2012
IPO. Mobile transition almost broke the company.
2014
Acquired WhatsApp for $19B.
2021
Rebranded to Meta. Bet $10B+/yr on the metaverse.
Wins
- Built Meta into a defining brand from Dobbs Ferry, USA.
Setbacks
- Cambridge Analytica. Senate hearings. Metaverse pivot publicly mocked.
News, interviews & references
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Next journey
Larry Page — Google / Alphabet