The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale Of Sex, Money, Genius And Betrayal (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
This quarter I read "The Accidental Billionaires The Founding of Facebook" written by Ben Mezrich. The book is mainly about how, who, and why Facebook was created. There are four main themes of the book, it's a tale of sex, money, genius, and betrayal. This novel is a great read because it gives so much information about Facebook and how many obstacles and road bumps there were on the journey to creation. In the book Mark Zuckerberg decided it was time to create an exclusive social network. He immediately partners up with his friend Eduardo Saverin. Mark had previously met with the two Winklevoss twins who tried to convince him to finish their website and he would be rewarded. He accepted, but delayed the project because he was creating Facebook. When Facebook was released by Mark the twins were extremely upset and filed a lawsuit and tried to ruin Mark. Pg.128 "I think it's pretty self-explanatory. Mark stole our idea." Later Mark betrayed Eduardo by taking his percent of ownership from 34 percent to almost nothing because Mark was convinced by Sean Parker that Eduardo was dedicated enough and he should get a higher percentage of the company. They ambushed Eduardo and made him sign over a majority of his ownership. In the end, the founding and creation of Facebook was a path filled with a lot of drama, and heart break. Mark Zuckberg went on to become the youngest billionaire ever, Eduardo Saverin sued Mark for what is now known to be around 365 million dollars. As for Facebook it is the most popular social networking site in the world. The book is an amazing read because of how detailed and drama filled the story is, but not leaving out any important information. I'm kind of addicted to reading books adapted from films after seeing the films, then there's always a thing in the back of my head going "They should've had this bit in the film...this bit should've been removed..." over and over. I know you should generally review in a vacuum but I can't help it!As a book, it's a pretty interesting tale and I enjoyed it. Ben Mezrich has a knack for taking non-fiction and wrapping it up to make it feel like a good fiction narrative. He's a good storyteller, and it's really interesting to see how the the collective hijinks of 2 university students ended up creating the largest social network ever was built.
What do You think about The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale Of Sex, Money, Genius And Betrayal (2009)?
Talk abt putting a dent in the universe, Mark has changed our lives!!
—morgan
Curious. Funny in a dark way, like laughing about a dead pet.
—msudol2119
