15 Surprising Facts About Mark Zuckerberg, Boss Facebook
The most amazing thing about Zuckeberg is that he managed to achieve success at a relatively young age.
Well, for those of you who are curious about this Facebook CEO figure, here are 15 surprising facts about Mark Zuckerberg.
1). His Parents are Psychiatrists and Dentists
Born in White Plains, New York in 1984, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was raised by a married couple, Karen and Edward Zuckerberg.
Mrs. Zuckeberg, Karen is a psychiatrist. While his father, Edward worked as a dentist. Zuckeberg also has 3 sisters, namely Randi, Donna, and Arielle.
2). Learning Programming Since Middle School
Zuckeberg's talent in the world of programming is not only obtained in a short time. Apparently his father had taught Zuckeberg about the ins and outs of the IT world since he was young. Exactly when he was in junior high school.
Zuckeberg also had the opportunity to take courses at Mercy Collage, and had a private teacher named David Newman who was also a software developer.
Seeing Zuckeberg's extraordinary talent, David also labeled Zuckeberg's "Magic Student".
3). Ever Make "Zucnet" Short Message Application While Still in Middle School
Believe it or not, at a relatively young age (12 years), Mark Zuckeberg has managed to make a simple application. That is a short termination application called Zucknet.
This application is made only for families and surrounding communities. The father, Edward Zuckerberg, who is a dentist, claimed to be assisted by the Zucknet application because it can make it easier to contact his patients.
4). Must Create a 'Facemash' Site, but fail because it is considered to violate privacy
Surprising facts about the next Mark Zuckerberg, he turned out to have created a site called Facemash before making Facebook. The site he created while still studying at Havard.
So Zuckeberg, he hacked student data at Havard to be included on the Facemask site. On the site, Zuckeberg displays photos of his friends and asks visitors to determine which is the most "hot".
At first, Facemask managed to steal the attention of Havard students. Within a few hours, visitors have reached hundreds. But this has an impact on the paralysis of the internet network there.
The campus that knew it immediately tried Zuckeberg because it was considered to have violated privacy and security, and caused noise.
5). Mark Zuckeberg Blind Red and Green
Everyone must have a shortage, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Who would have thought, it turned out that Zuckeberg was red and green blind.
He claimed to be the easiest to recognize blue. That's why Zuckeberg decided to make Facebook with a blue theme.
6). Launching Facebook in the Dormitory Room
If you think that Facebook is launched from a giant company, you're wrong. When first launching Facebook, Zuckeberg was in a dormitory on his campus.
He was assisted by his friends Chris Hughes, Eduardo Saverin, and Dustin Moskovits released the social media network 'The Facebook' only in the room.
7). Desperate Out of Harvard to Realize His Dream
Mark Zuckeberg is indeed a Harvard student. But he is not a graduate of Havard. In fact, Zuckeberg decided to leave the prestigious campus to pursue his dream.
So, initially Facebook users were limited to students at Harvard. Zuckeberg felt this was not enough, so he tried to expand his network to other schools.
Of course, Zuckeberg can't stay on his campus. He also made a desperate decision by choosing to leave Harvard to develop Facebook.
Fortunately, Zuckeberg's attitude was not in vain. When he moved to California, Zuckeberg met an investor who wanted to help the project.
8). Zuckeberg's Golden Age Begins Since 2006
After leaving Harvard, the development of the Zuckeberg project was even more brilliant. Facebook, which initially only confiscated campus, gradually began to develop into schools and offices.
In 2006, Zuckeberg changed the Facebook domain name to Facebook. He also expanded the Facebook network on an international scale, so that the general public can access Facebook through email registration.
Seeing Facebook's increasingly shining success, Microsoft CEO decided to buy Facebook shares by 1.6%.
Several other giant companies, such as Yahoo and Google, also intend to buy Facebook. But Zuckeberg did not approve of that. He explained that there was no desire to sell Facebook.
9). The story of his life has been made "Social Networking"
Being a billionaire at the age of 23 is certainly an extraordinary achievement! That's why many people are amazed by the figure of Zuckerberg.
Even unmitigated, his life story was stated in a film called "The Social Network" in 2010.
As expected, the film directed by David Fincher won the box office in his time. In addition, he also won 4 Gloden Globes awards in 2011.
Unfortunately, Zuckeberg himself admitted that he was somewhat disappointed with the contents of the film. According to him, there are some parts that are not in accordance with the original life story.
10). Meet the First Wife When Queuing in Front of the Toilet
Who would have thought, Zuckeberg's love story with his wife, Pricilla Cha, started from the front of the tolet.
So, when there was a campus party in 2003, Zuckeberg who was going to queue to the toilet met Priscilla accidentally. Priscilla herself is not a Harvard student. He just visited his friend.
Since then, Zuckeberg began approaching Priscilla and they dated for 8 years. In 2012 they decided to get married.
11). Have a Fall and Occur Several Legal Cases
Although Zuckeberg's life seemed so perfect, the fact was that he also experienced ups and downs. Zuckeberg was dragged several times in legal cases. Starting from being accused of intellectual theft, blasphemy, to disputes related to employment contracts.
12). Doing New Challenges Every Year
Next, a shocking fact about Mark Zuckerberg, he always carries out new challenges every year with the aim of making his life more useful and advanced.
Examples are as follows:
- In 2009, Zuckeberg challenged himself to work every day, 7 days nonstop!
- In 2010, Zuckeberg focused on learning Mandarin, because his wife was also of Chinese descent
- In 2011, Zuckeberg became a vegetarian. He will only eat animal foods that he killed himself
- In 2012, Zuckeberg created a new code every day related to its work in programming
- In 2013, Zuckeberg decided to write, at least one note 'thank you' every day.
13). Apply the Energy Portion
Not only handsome, rich, and popular, Mark Zuckeberg turned out to also have a good heart. In 2010, he along with Warren Buffet and Bill Gates signed The Giving Pledge, which is a treaty for charity.
He promised to contribute at least half of his wealth to be distributed to people in need. In 2014, Sherly Sandberg, who served as COO (Chief Operating Officer) on Facebook, also visited the agreement.
14). Almost Recruited by Microsoft
When in high school, Zuckeberg once made an MP3 player application called "Sinaps Media Player" which functions like Spotify. Apparently the owner of Microsoft was interested in Zuckeberg's work, and tried to recruit him as a member of his company.
But instead of accepting the offer, Zuckeberg and his partner Adam D'Angelo preferred to patent applications. Then continue your education in college.
15). Although Wealthy, Zuckeberg prefers Simple Looks
Surprising facts about the last Mark Zuckeberg, he wasn't too interested in fashion!
Yes, even though his wealth is abundant, that fact doesn't make Zuckeberg want to look fancy like a celebrity on television. He claimed to prefer simple clothes, such as wearing shirts, jeans, and skate shoes.
Even when meeting President Jokowi, Zuckeberg also wore a gray T-shirt.
Reportedly, the Zuckeberg gray shirt he often uses is the design of an Italian designer named Brunello Cucinelli, at a price of around 5 million.
