Almost any mistake you can make in running a company, I've probably made
I think that people just have this core desire to express who they are. And I think that's always existed.
The companies that work are the ones that people really care about and have a vision for the world so do something you like.
What really motivates people at Facebook is building stuff that they're proud of.
And connected is helping people stay in touch and maintain empathy for each other, and bandwidth.
We have a pretty ambitious goal for the world. What we think will make the Web better. What we think will make all these businesses that integrate with us run more effectively. I think if we stay focused on doing that, that's really the main thing that we need to do.
I think as a company, if you can get two things right--having a clear direction on what you are trying to do and bringing in great people who can execute on the stuff--then you can do pretty well.
By giving people the power to share, we're making the world more transparent.
Simply put: we don't build services to make money; we make money to build better services.
I generally think if you do good things for people in the world, that comes back and you benefit from it over time.
If you just work on stuff that you like and you're passionate about, you don't have to have a master plan with how things will play out.
Companies face a handful of different risks, whether it is competitors or different market environments. But I think that people focus way too much on competitors and not enough on their own execution.
People will always want more immersive ways to express themselves. So if you go back ten years ago on the internet, most of what people shared and consumed was text. Now a lot of it is photos. I think, going forward, a lot of it is going to be videos, getting richer and richer.
Mobile is a lot closer to TV than it is to desktop.
There is something wrong with our system when I can leave here and make billions of dollars in 10 years while millions of students can't even afford to pay off their loans, let alone start a business. We all know you don't get successful just by having a good idea or working hard. You get successful by being lucky too. If I had to support my family growing up, instead of having the time to learn how to code. If I didn't know that I was gonna be fine if Facebook didn't work out, then I wouldn't be standing up here today. And if we're honest, we all know how much luck we've had.
I started the site when I was 19. I didn't know much about business back then.
Virtual Reality is going to be an important technology. I am pretty confident about this.
When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So, what we view our role as, is giving people that power.
It is important for young entrepreneurs to be adequately self-aware to know what they do not know.
There is a huge need and a huge opportunity to get everyone in the world connected, to give everyone a voice and to help transform society for the future. The scale of the technology and infrastructure that must be built is unprecedented, and we believe this is the most important problem we can focus on.
With a generation of younger folks who have thrived on the success of their companies, there is a big opportunity for many of us to give back earlier in our lifetime and see the impact of our philanthropic efforts.
We look for people who are passionate about something. In a way, it almost doesn’t matter what you’re passionate about. What we really look for when we’re interviewing people is what they’ve shown an initiative to do on their own.
It is really important for us that people understand what the strategy is and that the real approach is to make everything social, not to build a vertical approach.
I'd like to show an improved product rather than just talk about things we might do.
I would only hire someone to work directly for me if I was willing to work for that person.
