Book of the Week - The Accidental Billionaires
Ben Mezrich's account of the much-contested history of the genesis of the social networking site Facebook
Book of the Week - The Accidental Billionaires - Episode 1
Ben Mezrich's account of the much-contested history of the genesis of the social networking site Facebook. It is October 2003 and Eduardo Saverin first meets Mark Zuckerberg.
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Book of the Week - The Accidental Billionaires - Episode 2
Some weeks after Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin meet and become friends, Mark finds himself hacking into the college networks. It is the beginning of an historic enterprise.
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Book of the Week - The Accidental Billionaires - Episode 3
Mark acquires a certain campus notoriety in the aftermath of his aborted website Harvard Facemash in the winter of 2003.
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Book of the Week - The Accidental Billionaires - Episode 4
In the summer of 2004, Mark moves the team to Silicon Valley, but Eduardo remains behind in New York and Harvard.
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Book of the Week - The Accidental Billionaires - Episode 5
As Facebook's users grow exponentially, sums of money being bandied around by prospective investors also rise. So do the egos and anxieties of those involved with the company.
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