hi am providence and ive got a passion for business and its mentors heres some biographies and business strategies of some tech giants in our world today
MARK ELLIOT ZUCKERBERG:Mark ZuckerbergMark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg at the 37th G8 summit in 2011.Born
Mark Elliot ZuckerbergMay 14, 1984 (age 30)[1]White Plains, New York, U.S.Residence
Palo Alto, California, U.S.[2]Education
Ardsley High SchoolPhillips Exeter AcademyAlma mater
Harvard UniversityOccupation
Chairman & CEO of Facebook, Inc.Years active
2004–presentKnown for
Co-founding Facebook in 2004;world's 2nd youngest self-made billionaire (2012)[3]Home town
Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.Salary
US $1[4]Net worth
US $33.1 billion (July 2014)[5]Spouse(s)
Priscilla Chan (m. 2012)Parents
Edward ZuckerbergKaren KempnerRelatives
Randi Jayne Zuckerberg (sister)Awards
Time Person of the Year 2010Websitefacebook.com/zuckMark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook. As of April 2013, Zuckerberg is the chairman and chief executive of Facebook, Inc.[6][7] and his personal wealth, as of July 2014, is estimated to be $33.1 billion.[5] Mark Zuckerberg receives a one-dollar salary as CEO of Facebook.[4]Together with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, Zuckerberg launched Facebook from Harvard's dormitory rooms.[8] The group then introduced Facebook onto other campuses nationwide and moved to Palo Alto, California shortly afterwards. In 2007, at the age of 23, Zuckerberg became a billionaire as a result of Facebook's success. The number of Facebook users worldwide reached a total of one billion in 2012. Zuckerberg was involved in various legal disputes that were initiated by others in the group, who claimed a share of the company based upon their involvement during the development phase of Facebook.Since 2010, Time magazine has named Zuckerberg among the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in the world as a part of its Person of the Year distinction.[9][10][11] In 2011, Zuckerberg ranked first on the list of the "Most Influential Jews in the World" by The Jerusalem Post and has since topped the list every year as of 2013.[12][13] Zuckerberg was played by actor Jesse Eisenberg in the 2010 film The Social Network, in which the rise of Facebook is portrayed.[14]Early lifeZuckerberg was born in 1984 in White Plains, New York.[15] He is the son of dentist Edward Zuckerberg and psychiatrist Karen Kempner.[16] He and his three sisters, Randi, Donna, and Arielle,[2] were brought up in Dobbs Ferry, New York, a small town about 10 miles north of New York City.[2] Zuckerberg was raised Jewish and had his bar mitzvah when he turned 13.[17] Afterward, he became an atheist.[18][19][20]At Ardsley High School, Zuckerberg excelled in classics. He transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy in his junior year, where he won prizes in science (math, astronomy and physics) and classical studies. On his college application, Zuckerberg claimed that he could read and write French, Hebrew, Latin, and ancient Greek. He was captain of the fencing team.[19][21][22][23] In college, he was known for reciting lines from epic poems such as The Iliad.[21]Software developerEarly yearsZuckerberg began using computers and writing software in middle school. His father taught him Atari BASIC Programming in the 1990s, and later hired software developer David Newman to tutor him privately. Newman calls him a "prodigy", adding that it was "tough to stay ahead of him". Zuckerberg took a graduate course in the subject at Mercy College near his home while still in high school. He enjoyed developing computer programs, especially communication tools and games. In one such program, since his father's dental practice was operated from their home, he built a software program he called "ZuckNet" that allowed all the computers between the house and dental office to communicate with each other. It is considered a "primitive" version of AOL's Instant Messenger, which came out the following year
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