Reading things like this and how common it is for investors to take over, I just wonder how it is possible that a young - and presumably naive - Mark Zuckerberg avoided the typical VC pitfalls and board guillotine / "CEO replaces themselves to help transition company to the next level" path?
Was it just because Facebook's growth was so unprecedented they had no need to replace him? Or did he have a very good mentor or early investors that believed in him or helped guide him without taking advantage of the situation? Or was he actually just extremely shrewd at navigating board politics?
Was it just because Facebook's growth was so unprecedented they had no need to replace him? Or did he have a very good mentor or early investors that believed in him or helped guide him without taking advantage of the situation? Or was he actually just extremely shrewd at navigating board politics?