My number one piece of advice is: you should learn how to program.
Mark ZuckerbergRead
The companies that work are the ones that people really care about and have a vision for the world so do something you like.
Interpretation
Successful companies thrive when they align with people's passions and have a clear vision for the future.
This quote emphasizes that the most successful companies are those that resonate with people's values and aspirations. When a business is built upon a foundation of genuine care and a clear vision for enhancing the world, it attracts the passion and dedication of both employees and customers, ultimately leading to sustained success and fulfillment for all involved.
In practice
This quote can be cited during a motivational speech for entrepreneurs.
My number one piece of advice is: you should learn how to program.
I literally coded Facebook in my dorm room and launched it from my dorm room. I rented a server for $85 a month, and I funded it by putting an ad on the side, and we've funded ever since by putting ads on the side.
People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don't really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.
Simply put: we don't build services to make money; we make money to build better services.
The question isn't, 'What do we want to know about people?', It's, 'What do people want to tell about themselves?'
Building a mission and building a business go hand in hand. The primary thing that excites me is the mission. But we have always had a healthy understanding that we need to do both.
I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else's talent.
The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.
I don't want to end my career and then start something. I like to do something while my career is still hot and I've always enjoyed designing.
The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.
I've seen the real extreme diva behaviour and I don't think that's who I am.
When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a legend, to be remembered in figure skating.
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