Facebook vs Snapchat - Children of Privilege ...

It’s the 1960s, and two climbing buddies are about to lay the foundations for a new industry.The older of the two is an outdoorsman and part-time blacksmith Yvon Chouinard. His younger buddy is Doug Tompkins, who abandoned his Connecticut rich-kid life to find his kicks in the wi ...  Show more

It’s 1970 and The North Face’s new owner Hap Klopp is on a mission to turn the dirtbag outdoor store he bought into an industry trailblazer. But with outdoor activity still a niche pastime, he’s going to have to do more than create gear – he’s going to have to create a market too ...  Show more

C’est le nouveau millénaire et Mark Zuckerberg s’ennuie au lycée. C’est un étudiant prodigieux, si intelligent qu’il suit déjà des cours de codage de troisième cycle au Mercy College. Bientôt, il va créer un produit qui changera l’Internet à jamais. Maintenant, il n’a plus qu’à t ...  Show more

Nous sommes en avril 2011 et Evan Spiegel est sur le point de présenter son projet de classe. Pour le moment, son projet s’appelle Picaboo. Bientôt, il deviendra Snapchat. Mais pour Spiegel, c’est plus important que les notes, il y a en jeu des investisseurs potentiels et l’aveni ...  Show more

How one social media site birthed an empire. The story of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook.BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng take us from Zuckerberg's childhood to joining the billionaires' club at just 23, then on to his current status as one of the four rich ...  Show more

What I learned from reading The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich.  Microsoft had offered Mark between $1 million and $2 million to go work for them. Amazingly, Mark had turned them down (1:25) Maybe he kn ...  Show more