{"id":12582,"date":"2024-07-25T10:21:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T10:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/?p=12582"},"modified":"2024-07-25T10:21:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T10:21:51","slug":"mark-zuckerberg-says-he-was-an-awkward-leader-at-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/mark-zuckerberg-says-he-was-an-awkward-leader-at-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Zuckerberg Says He Was an &#8216;Awkward&#8217; Leader at Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/topic\/mark-zuckerberg\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> may be the founder of one of the biggest tech companies in the world \u2014 with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/mark-zuckerbergs-net-worth-surged-54-billion-in-2024\/470981\">bank account<\/a> to match \u2014 but that doesn&#8217;t mean being a public figure has been easy for him.<\/p>\n<p>On the Meta-owned platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@zuck\/post\/C9zz_53Pnfg\/?xmt=AQGzEaMdrph974kKcbDQtHrm39vkVWH5coSFo408XclN2w\">Threads<\/a>, Zuckerberg replied to a post that called out his age (19) when he founded Facebook in 2004. The now-billionaire said that, at the time, he was &#8220;awkward&#8221; when learning the ropes.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/mark-zuckerberg-calls-out-apple-outlines-meta-ai-strategy\/477517\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zuckerberg Calls Out Apple, Outlines Meta AI Strategy<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was 19 and didn&#8217;t know anything about running a company, communicating publicly,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being awkward and getting negative feedback on how I came across definitely made me more careful and scripted,&#8221; Zuckerberg added. &#8220;Still not my best thing, but getting a bit more comfortable just being me as I get older.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"text-post-media\" data-text-post-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@zuck\/post\/C9zz_53Pnfg\" data-text-post-version=\"0\" id=\"ig-tp-C9zz_53Pnfg\" style=\" background:#FFF; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: #00000026; border-radius: 16px; max-width:540px; margin: 1px; min-width:270px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Zuckerberg&#8217;s followers applauded his honesty on the social platform in response.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It feels like we&#8217;re growing up together,&#8221; one user said. &#8220;It&#8217;s both heartwarming and inspiring in a way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re doing a great job,&#8221; another penned. &#8220;Every CEO can learn something from your experience in publicity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Zuckerberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/01\/17\/why-mark-zuckerberg-started-facebook.html\">Freakonomics Radio<\/a> that he never intended to build a company and that he &#8220;was just trying to help connect people at colleges and a few schools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/zuckerberg-sweeps-up-17-million-former-plantation-in-hawaii\/410453\">Zuckerberg Sweeps Up $17 Million Estate in Hawaii<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Meta&#8217;s CEO has made waves over the years with his changing public persona as he ages, which now includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=017434570840715504003:nmmcvx4rara&amp;q=https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-spars-with-mma-fighters-on-barge\/458629&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiwhI2oncCHAxU2ElkFHeyODHMQFnoECAAQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw338Jr5DnKPH6pDFWvDBIgW&amp;arm=e\">passion for MMA<\/a> fighting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/elon-musk-slams-mark-zuckerberg-over-surfing-video\/476831\">watersports<\/a>, and being a father of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/mark-zuckerberg-shakes-it-off-at-taylor-swifts-eras-tour\/456864\">three daughters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg&#8217;s net worth as of Wednesday morning was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/profiles\/mark-e-zuckerberg\/\">an estimated<\/a> $174 billion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/mark-zuckerberg-says-he-was-an-awkward-leader-at-facebook\/477528\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Zuckerberg may be the founder of one of the biggest tech companies in the world \u2014 with a bank account to match \u2014 but that doesn&#8217;t mean being a public figure has been easy for him. 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