Part of the problem with movies like the Social Network is that they leave out key details that enabled a company like Facebook to grow so quickly. Firstly, Zu

Part of the problem with movies like the Social Network is that they leave out key details that enabled a company like Facebook to grow so quickly. Firstly, Zuckerberg continued coursework and took all of his finals at Harvard the same time he was starting Facebook. If you don't have the business and technology acumen to take on a rigorous Harvard course load and run a regional business (I believe Facebook was well into the Ivy league at the time) at 19 years old, then think about taking a different route to success. Secondly, I don't know many 19 year olds who can pick up and move to a house in Silicon Valley for the summer without having to hold down a job to pay rent and for food and gas. Heck, I don't know any 30 year olds that can do that. Having achieved 3 months of financial independence at 19 is a good indicator you can do some big things. If I recall, that summer in NorCal cost Zuck upwards of 80k. Finally, for the geek perspective and those who don't think a LAMP website is anything to be impressed by, Facebook had to maneuver a ton of business landmines in those early days. Zuck may not have had all the answers to social patents and investment valuations and expansion strategy, but he found some people who did - Sean Parker and Don Graham. That ability to find people who provide strengths to your weaknesses is pivotal to the success of an entrepreneur. To be able to do all of this at 19, well, there's a reason there's only one Mark Zuckerberg.