For Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, these are tough times. With the IPO now in the distance, everyone wants to talk about the tanking stock, problems with mobile ads, or difficulty growing up. But could this be a blessing in disguise for the 28-year-old founder? “Personally I’d rather be underestimated, because it gives us good latitude to go out and take some big bets,” Zuckerberg said Tuesday at San Francisco’s TechCrunch Disrupt. “Because it allows us to do things that excite and amaze people.” Read the full story at Giga OM.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.