After all, in his 26 years he’s done more than me or Calacanis TOGETHER will ever do. To detail:...
When they opened it up for questions after Zuckerberg spoke at last year's Startup School, Scoble stood up and asked (I'm paraphrasing) "I see you walking around the Facebook headquarters often with other employees. Can you explain a little bit more about what you talk about with them?"
His question bothered me for two reasons:
1) "I see you often" was unnecessary and it screamed I'm important
2) At the time (and now), there was a lot of discussion about Zuckerberg's ability to lead Facebook. I think Scoble was trying to get Zuckerberg to tout his managerial skills to the audience so that he could change that perception. If it was more subtle it may have worked, but it was so obvious that it wound up being insulting. I think Zuckerberg realized this and wisely avoided answering the question.
Scoble seems to view himself as Zuckerberg's mentor, which may or may not be true, but something about the way he writes about it always puts me off.
With all due respect to Scoble, who has accomplished more than I have, this seems to be his general persona. Remember, this is the guy that "broke the story" about Jobs and frozen yogurt.
I don't know Zuckerberg or anyone that has close contact with him at Facebook. He's strikes me as the kind of person who is obviously smart, but doesn't realize how smart he is because he's always been surrounded by smart people. A cocksure attitude can be a weakness unless you're trying to lead and reassure people that everything is under control.
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[ 4.4 ms ] story [ 81.2 ms ] threadWhen they opened it up for questions after Zuckerberg spoke at last year's Startup School, Scoble stood up and asked (I'm paraphrasing) "I see you walking around the Facebook headquarters often with other employees. Can you explain a little bit more about what you talk about with them?"
His question bothered me for two reasons:
1) "I see you often" was unnecessary and it screamed I'm important
2) At the time (and now), there was a lot of discussion about Zuckerberg's ability to lead Facebook. I think Scoble was trying to get Zuckerberg to tout his managerial skills to the audience so that he could change that perception. If it was more subtle it may have worked, but it was so obvious that it wound up being insulting. I think Zuckerberg realized this and wisely avoided answering the question.
Scoble seems to view himself as Zuckerberg's mentor, which may or may not be true, but something about the way he writes about it always puts me off.
I’ve seen him up front and close...
I’ve been studying Zuckerberg for a while and comparing notes with people who know him even better than me...