Review: Before They Were Famous
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2013
Facebook House is a quick and enjoyable read which gives you some insight into Mark Zuckerberg's empire from its earliest days. The title refers to the house that the Facebook team rented from one of the authors (Judy Fusco) when Facebook was a social network only available at select university's. The book itself is an account of the author's observations about the group as they worked away to change the world. The Mark Zuckerberg that emerges here is quite different than the caricature portrayed in The Social Network movie. Here he is passionate, brilliant and driven, yet kind and considerate at the same time. He seems to be focused solely on connecting the world and entranced by the positive change this might bring. Although he would later be worth billions, money was never his driving goal. My only criticism of the book is the chapter the author goes into describing the actual house and how it was restored. If you're like me the interest is in learning more about a tech titan as opposed house refurbishing. Fortunately this chapter is easily skipped. Recommended.