The Facebook road show (where Facebook execs have been doing nationwide US tours to attract investors in preparation for Facebook's IPO day), has struck a new low.
Now we’re hearing reports that on his Boston roadshow appearance, Mark Zuckerberg’s bathroom break was so long, that his senior management team had to entertain investors, while Zuckerberg had “to go”.
(Mark Zuckerberg is Facebook's founder and CEO).
...That on other roadshows, he's either turned up late or not at all..
Or that he's worn his hoodie vs a business suit to the roadshows, and that his actions are seemingly making persons a little nervous re his management skills as a CEO.
Ok, so him being late, or him being a no-show or taking long bathroom breaks, at his own roadshows, is certainly not on.
But, I can assure these persons who are concerned re Mark Zuckerberg's business acumen, that anyone:
1) Who can grow a business to 900 million global customers in (7) years
2) Whose business is worth over US $93 billion at the end of those seven (7) years...
….is no pushover.
Even if there are valid concerns re his professionalism, Mark Zuckerberg is smart enough and has enough money to hire the right people, who can help guide Facebook’s strategic direction...
...and so far, Mark Zuckerberg and his people have been making all the right moves...
...especially in seeing to it that Mark is well looked after, post Facebook's IPO day.
I wonder if these "concerned persons" realize how many entrepreneurs end up holding an empty paper bag, when venture capitalists and greedy investment bankers are through with their companies, post IPO day?
I wonder how many of them have even tried running a company?
Talk is cheap.
Many are paid to talk and create excitement via their talk, to gain readership, viewership and advertising dollars.
But I wonder, I just wonder, if each of the articles that they write, has a Facebook “like or “share” button at the top/bottom?
I wonder, just wonder, that when their programmes are being aired on television, if there is ever a call-to-action for viewers to "like" the TV programme on Facebook?
...and if so, I wonder why that is?
...Could it be that they realize that there are so many readers/viewers and potential readers/viewers on Facebook, that, to not have Facebook share buttons that enable these readers to share content with their Facebook friends, would be editorial and business suicide?
…Friends, this is a perfect example of persons inventing issues to make the headlines... things that warrant some concern, but certainly not enough to call Zuckerberg's business skills into question.
...I wonder what they will be reporting, come May 18, (Facebook's IPO day), when Facebook stock shoots up to $45?
What will be the "concerns", then? :)
(I'd like to thank NewsyBusiness for the use of their YouTube video above).
Gillian
Sources Include
1) Article, "Facebook's IPO already oversubscribed: ", by Alexei Oreskovic and Olivia Oran, Reuters May 11,2012
2) Article,"Mark Zuckerberg Isn't CEO Enough for Facebook's IPO" by Rebecca Greenfield, The Atlantic Wire, May 9,2012
3) Article, "Facebook Targets $96 Billion Value", by Shayndi Raice, Anupreeta Das and John Letzing,The Wall Street Journal, May 3,2012
4) Article, "Facebook IPO Update: Facebook Aims for $13.6 Billion IPO" by Gillian Campbell, Maket Opportunities Unlimited (MOU) Blog, May 3,2012
5) Post,"IPO Watch: Facebook IPO Update", by Gillian Campbell, Maket Opportunities Unlimited (MOU) Blog, February 2,2012
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