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The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story Of The Company That Is Connecting The World (2010)

by David Kirkpatrick(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1439102112 (ISBN13: 9781439102114)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: Every entrepreneur or aspiring entrepreneur, irrespective of industry should take the time to read this book. Kirkpatrick had the opportunity to go behind the scenes and capture personal events and others notable aspects that have not been written beforehand regarding Facebook. The Facebook Effect is truly unique on how it follows Facebook’s progression from the primordial stages all the way to the book’s published date in 2010. Kirkpatrick provides vivid detail and personal anecdotes to give the stereotypical business-book-timeline life. This book is akin to another great book by Michael Moritz, Return to the Little Kingdom, which described the beginning stages of Apple and how they progressed over time. Reading this book could not of come at a better time. I finished... more my homework for my macroeconomics class and I had excessive time on my hands, so I searched the library and found a section about technology in business. I glided my hand over the titles of these great biographies and books about start-ups and everything to do with software and hardware. I said, “why not?”, and I started reading this book; in retrospect this was one of the best decisions I have thus far in my life. My mindset beforehand saw a great, quasi-conspicuous dichotomy between computers and business, two subjects in which I have an immense passion for lately. After reading this book, I have made a decision to switch my major to computer science and I couldn’t be more thrilled. In addition, I learned that my hitherto separation between computer science and business was nothing but a folly; I can, and I will combine my business skills with my computing skills to create. The first part of the book highlighted Zuckerberg’s life and the formation of Facebook - how it was started and things of that nature. Hearing about Zuckerberg's passion for coding and designing websites for fun sparked my imagination; the all-night codeathons and hackathons instilled an even greater motivation to follow in his footsteps. Kirkpatrick did a tremendous job at inspiring me and I guarantee others as well to take the leap of faith and trust in our gut, which most likely wasn’t his intention. The most powerful aspect of his writing was implementing personal conversation and stories about the founding men. I felt as if I actually know Zuckerberg and Parker, along with their roommates. And the worst part of the book, which wasn’t even bad, just not as interesting was the business aspect of it. More specifically I mean the end of the book which strays away from the personal relationships into the more broad perspective of Facebook. It was still great, but I just was more interested in the man himself and his unwavering dedication to what he does. Mark’s vision for Facebook is without a question for the long-term; he is not interested in short-term revenue, or stock fluctuations because he is perpetually-absorbed with the idea of longevity. He aims to have the whole world connected via a social network, his social network. The ironic detail of all this is that he was never really serious about Facebook until around late 2005, before that he was often sidetracked with apps and other projects that he found to be more salient. Mark Zuckerberg is a testament to do what you love, and then the money will inevitably come in irrespective of your intention for that to happen.
review 2: I am a facebook user but not an active one. I use it mainly as a contact directory that is kept up to date by itself (or more accurately by my friends). The book helps me understand the company and social networking and its huge effect to our lives and society. I came to view Mark Zarkerberg as someone with vision and conviction much more than I gave him credit for before reading the book. His platform strategy and later on the strategy of allowing information going out and moving in the walls of Facebook shows his vision far bigger and farther than what is already grand and big. Also the insider stories about deal making and fund raising is fascinating to read. less

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