Founder of Facebook: a millionaire, philanthropist, genius

A new elite is gradually forming on the world business arena. They are not owners of factories-newspapers-steamboats in tuxedos and with cigars, imposingly sitting in 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 laps.

Where did their fortunes come from? The Internet is the field on which these genius boys mow their "greens." Their brains work with incredibly high efficiency, bringing to our lives something new, interesting and exciting. Mark Zuckerberg is one of them. Perhaps the most famous, because he is the founder of Facebook - the most, no doubt, popular social network.

A few biographical facts. Date of birth: May 14, 1984. Hometown: New York. Parents: dentist and psychiatrist. Brothers and 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. In the ninth grade he developed a computer game. Then there was a program for a music player, independently composing for its owner playlists.

Then the future founder of Facebook cracked the database of his Alma Mater. For what? He pulled out photos of students from there and offered them on his website in pairs for evaluation. Of course, there was a huge scandal, the site was covered, Zuckerberg narrowly escaped the deduction. Only the leadership did not take into account the resonance that the project had among the students.

So there was Facebook. At first, he united only students of Harvard. Then Yale and Stanford joined him. After significant investments that contributed to the growth of the project, the rules changed, and anyone could have 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. A great tape was titled "The Social Network", which caused a wide public resonance, which earned more than 200 million dollars and received a lot of film awards, not to mention nominations.

True, Zuckerberg himself, after watching the film, said that he learned a lot about himself. He mentioned not only the distorted facts, but also the misinterpretation of motives. But Mark does not have anything against the book of David Kirpatrick "Social Network. As the founder of Facebook earned 4 billion and acquired 500 million friends. "

So what does it take to become a modern millionaire? Mind, talent, the right people next door, a lot of work, a drop of luck. But that's not all. You need to understand the basics of this market, feel its hesitation and have the courage to put forward your idea. Mark Zuckerberg would never have achieved such success, if he had not had an incredible flair and maniacal enthusiasm.

By the way, now the founder of Facebook has gone into politics and even founded his party. He expressed dissatisfaction with the immigration policy of the 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 tycoon of Silicon Valley.