Facebook has come a long way. From 2004 to 2011, it has grown to a monstrous valuation of $50 billion.
Looking through the timeline (below), I can’t help but feel inspired, again. It also refreshed my memory on a book, titled The Facebook Effect, which I read 6 months ago, and also a movie on Mark Zuckerberg I watched 3 months ago.
If you haven’t already known, he is also the TIME 2010 person of the year and the youngest billionaire in the world. I even wrote a piece telling the world that Mark Zuckerberg is a role model for our generation.
Do I feel inspired? Yes. But while I feel 100 percent inspired by this young billionaire, it’s important to do a reality check. The truth is, not everyone can be like him. His story is one in a billion. It takes more than a genius to achieve Facebook’s success. Zuckerberg is that genius but he has received a lot of help (and luck) along the way.
I hear people saying that they want to create the next Facebook or Google after catching ‘The Social Network‘. While most are joking, some are dead serious. It’s good to start motivated but starting a business is extreme tough job. The journey is far more painful (and dark sometimes) than what were depicted in the movie. Most importantly, don’t start one because you want to be a “Mark Zuckerberg“. Instead, be original and find the right reason that will last you throughout your journey as an entrepreneur. Start by doing a reality check. How capable are you?
Kudos to TechCrunch for compiling all the investment data into a pretty graphic.
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