The Accidental Billionaires
The Founding of Facebook
by Ben Mezrich
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Movies, Technology, and Business.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER“The Social Network, the much anticipated movie…adapted from Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires.” —The New York TimesBest friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg had spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University’s elite, comptetitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003...
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Ankur Warikoo
“9. Accidental Billionaires 30 years This book, documents the founding of Facebook. An incredible story of deceit. Made me realize that everyone carries a burden. Everyone fails. Everyone destructs. We just do not see it.”
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