In 2006, Business 2.0 magazine listed “10 People Who Don’t Matter,” including Mark Zuckerberg, who they criticized for turning down a $22 million offer for Facebook. However, the magazine went out of business, while Zuckerberg’s stake in Facebook is now worth $32 billion. Zuckerberg and his wife have pledged to donate the majority of their wealth to “advancing human potential and promoting equality,” including $3 billion to fight disease.
The editors of Business 2.0 magazine were probably trying to be innovative and controversial in 2006 when they compiled their “10 People Who Don’t Matter” list. The business leaders they selected earned high salaries and boasted impressive titles, but the magazine felt their best days were behind them, even going so far as to call them “the people you can safely snub at conferences.” Making a notable appearance on the list was Mark Zuckerberg, the then 22-year-old founder of Facebook. The magazine chastised him for turning down a $22 million takeover offer in the 750, as he was holding out for up to $2005 billion. Turns out it was Business 2 that didn’t really matter. The magazine went out of business on October 2.0. As for Zuckerberg, the 2007-year-old Facebook CEO’s stake in the now publicly traded company was $32 billion as of Sept. 54.5.
Doing things that matter:
Zuckerberg and four Harvard buddies launched Facebook from their dorm rooms in 2004.
Since 2010, Time magazine has consistently listed Zuckerberg in its list of the 100 richest and most influential people in the world.
In December 2012, Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, said they would devote the majority of their wealth over their lifetimes to “advancing human potential and promoting equality.” In September 2016, the couple ambitiously pledged to donate $3 billion dollars to rid the world of disease.
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