Mark Zuckerberg

Founder and CEO
Facebook

Zuckerberg leads Facebook, which he founded in 2004. As such, Zuckerberg is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for the company, leading the design of Facebook's service and development of its core technology and infrastructure. It's worked out well so far for the young entrepreneur. After founding the social networking site as an undergraduate at Harvard University, where he studied computer science before moving the company to Silicon Valley, he has seen it grow to 500 million users worldwide and a private-market valuation of $25 billion. We'll admit it: We're impressed.

Posts With Mark Zuckerberg

How to Sell a Yahoo-Tumblr Deal: Point to Facebook-Instagram

Peter Kafka in Media on May 17 at 7:10 am PT

Want an argument for dropping $1 billion on a company with almost no revenue? Here you go.

Talking Mobile With Two of Facebook’s Key Chat Heads (Full Dive Video)

Ina Fried in Dive Into Mobile on May 15 at 7:00 am PT

At D: Dive Into Mobile, CTO Mike Schroepfer and Facebook Home creator Cory Ondrejka talked about what it took to build Facebook Home and where the social network plans to go from here.

Elon Musk and David Sacks Depart Fwd.us, Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Action Group

Mike Isaac in News on May 10 at 3:53 pm PT

Two members of the ZuckerPAC are already on the way out.

A Waze Buy Would Put Facebook on Yet Another Collision Course With Google — This Time in Mapping

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 9 at 2:20 pm PT

Map apps are where it’s at, which is why the social networking giant might be in the market.

The Money Shot: Kara Swisher on Instagram’s Billion-Dollar Ride in Vanity Fair

Kara Swisher in Media on May 5 at 9:04 pm PT

There’s no picture of the moment when everything changed for Kevin Systrom.

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Growth, Mobile and More: Facebook’s First-Quarter Earnings

Mike Isaac in Social on May 1 at 1:57 pm PT

Hopefully Zuck wants to talk about the explosive growth in mobile ad revenue.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Facebook Home launch event.

Nick Denton Is on David Karp’s Side. We Think.

The only real difference between Facebook and Tumblr is that the former achieved escape velocity before the founder was diluted — and neutered.

– Gawker Media owner Nick Denton, sort-of defending Tumblr CEO David Karp, in the comment section of a Valleywag story about Karp’s recent oddly worded public layoff notice

Please Welcome Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Brad Smith and Sean Parker to the ZuckerPAC

Mike Isaac in Social on April 26 at 3:00 am PT

Mark Zuckerberg brings more of his powerful friends to the roster of his political advocacy group inside the Beltway.

Voices

Crossing the New Chasm: Focusing on Addiction, Not Just Adoption

Sergio Monsalve, Partner, NVP in Voices on April 18 at 9:40 am PT

Early adoption is not enough. Any successful product needs addictive retention.

News Byte

Please Welcome the ZuckerPAC to Capitol Hill

Mike Isaac in Social on April 11 at 7:59 am PT

After weeks of rumors, Mark Zuckerberg pulled back the curtain on his political action committee, FWD.us, on Thursday morning. The Facebook founder’s personal political initiative is aimed at influencing changes to U.S. immigration policy. Spearheaded by Zuckerberg, the group is composed of Silicon Valley luminaries such as Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, Marissa Mayer and John Doerr.