Divya Narendra: You invented something in high school too, right?
Mark Zuckerberg: An app for an MP3 player that recognizes your taste in music.
Divya Narendra: Anybody tried to buy it?
Mark Zuckerberg: Microsoft.
Divya Narendra: Wow. How much?
Mark Zuckerberg: Didn’t sell it, uploaded it for free.
Divya Narendra: For free?
Mark Zuckerberg: Yeah.
Divya Narendra: [Looking a little puzzled] Why?
[Mark shrugs]
– From David Fincher’s The Social Network
The above exchange may be purely fictional, but Mark never was shrewd in his business skills during the initial years of Facebook. He was the geek who could code, and sticking to the characteristic of many who fits the bill, was not much comfortable with social interactions and public appearances. In 12 years, today, he is one of the richest and successful businessman who has built an empire around the world with 1.71 billion followers, and with a personal net worth of $51.6 billion .
Alexander isn’t weeping as he got many more worlds to conquer. Here, is the story – “The Unbreakable Genius of Mark Zuckerberg “ ( via Popular Science ).
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