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The movie portrays Zuckerberg in quite a bad light. In real life, I think he's no worse than other people. In fact, he probably has more integrity than most. T
by sajid 16y ago
The movie portrays Zuckerberg in quite a bad light. In real life, I think he's no worse than other people. In fact, he probably has more integrity than most.
There's a section in Sarah Lacy's book on Accel's investment in Facebook. Zuckerberg had almost finalised a deal with Don Graham of the Washington Post when Accel came in offering 2.5X as much. Lacy describes how this placed Zuckerberg in a moral dilemma, even though Accel was offering more money on better terms, he felt he had to honor his commitment to Graham. I don't think many people would give it a second thought, they'd take the money and run.
- mkrieg 16y agoI think it's important to note that he still decided on Accel in the end
- sajid 16y agoHe did, but he went and discussed the situation with Graham first. Graham understood the moral bind that Zuckerberg was in and was impressed by how seriously he took his word. His response? "Mark, I release you from your moral dilemma."