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I really don't understand the "Mark is only 26" argument. I'm not arguing against you in specific, rokhayakebe, I've just seen this argument come up time and ti

I really don't understand the "Mark is only 26" argument. I'm not arguing against you in specific, rokhayakebe, I've just seen this argument come up time and time again. The "Mark is only 26" argument may be strong if Mark went and got drunk one night and had some candid/unfortunate photos taken, but the man is trying to build a multi billion dollar franchise. I don't think anyone should get a break using this excuse. IF he's too young (and I'm not saying he is), then he should just step down. If he's not too young, then let's not talk about his age :)

rokhayakebe 16y ago
What I am trying to say is that everyone makes mistakes. At 26 he only had 5 years to learn how to run a multi billion dollar company. And he is learning on the fly. Like Farb Nivi says, "jump of the cliff and build a plane on the way down". When you are dealing with this size of companies you are going to make mistakes. You are going to make great decisions. Your best hope is to make more smart decisions than bad ones. Now if you are a 20 year industry veteran, than I can get it. And let's be honest, social networking, social graph, friending, following, the stream etc... are all new and we should not expect any of the contenders to get it right the first time.