Mark Zuckerburg the Entrepreneur

Early LifeBorn in 1984 White Plains, New YorkHis mom was a psychiatrist and his dad was a

dentistHe had three sisters named Randi, Donna,

and Arielle

Computer Background Father hired David Newman to teach Mark

about computer programmingNewman said that it was sometimes hard to

keep up with MarkHe made a program called “primitive” which

connected all of the computers in his house to connect his fathers dental office

EducationEnrolled at Harvard in September 2002.Started learning computer communications

in middle school.Attended Philips Exeter Academy before

attending Harvard

Social Network at HarvardDating site for Harvard but then left to make

his own social network with his friendsMade a site called The FacebookRan from his Harvard dorm room till 2004Dropped out of college to move the company

to California

Success After Dropout DecisionAccel invested 12.7 million dollars into

Facebook which was only offered to ivy league students

His site got to 5.5 million users in December 2005

LawsuitHarvard connection claimed that Zuckerburg

stole their ideaThey said that Mark needed to pay for their

business lossesLawyers found incriminating messages of him

that he purposely stole Harvard Connections idea

The initial settlement was made to 65 million dollars

About FacebookSocial networking serviceIt has over a billion users You can make your own personal profile and

exchange messagesUsers may join common interest groups

Impact on SocietyChanges way people communicateAllows you to talk to everyone you’ve ever metAlso allows you to talk to people you’ve never

metCan see what people are doing without being

physically there or askingHas led to a decrease on original

communication methodsPeople commonly have smartphones to access

social networks

The Social NetworkMade appearance on SNL making fun of the

movieSaid that it did not portray actual events that

happened wellFocused too much on the little thingsEvery item of clothing in the movie was

something that he owned“I wish nobody made a movie of me while I

was still alive”

Interesting FactsMark Zuckerburg made Facebook blue

because he is red-green colorblindPublic profile on Google+ has one picture

and a quote that says “I make things”In 2011 he was the most followed userIn 2010 he donated 100 million dollars to

Newark public schools

Sourceshttps://

sites.google.com/site/percfacebook/lea-s-paqehttp://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerburg