Mark Zuckerberg, the Hacker Way and the Art of the Founder’s Letter

For a founder of a highly touted Internet company undertaking an IPO, the “Letter to Shareholders” in the S-1 prospectus has become a rarefied form of performance art. Going public is the purest capitalist act — a deep and unambiguous genuflection to Mammon. But a founder’s letter provides an opportunity to explain that while the […]

Facebook founder’s ode to ‘The Hacker Way’

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg scolded people for being down on hacking Wednesday as he heralded an often misunderstood skill that was central to his company’s ethos and success. As he sought to raise $5 billion on Wall Street in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company, the 27-year-old king of social media dedicated a […]