Leadership Lessons to learn from Mark Zuckerberg A Transformational Business Magnate

“The greatest success comes from the freedom to fail. The challenge of our generation is to create a world where everyone has a sense of purpose”
– Mark Zuckerberg

The Facebook founder’s train of thought about dealing with failure and finding a higher sense of purpose in life certainly rings a bell. The iconic leader and media magnate, on his 36th birthday, spoke about finding one’s purpose and working toward it, in a video compilation by StartUp Stories.

A true millennial and one of the unparalleled leaders of Gen Y, Mark Zuckerberg has been a remarkable success and inspiration story over and over again. Zuckerberg started Facebook in the beginning of 2004, and within a month, more than half the undergraduates in Harvard had registered on the site. By the end of March, the website expanded to include members across most universities in the U.S. and Canada. With merely a few members in tow, Zuckerberg confidently led his team to success, as Facebook received its first investment in June 2004 from PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. Then began a journey filled with remarkable successes and occasional failures and Zuckerberg’s ardor to deal with them with determination and dignity.

The Beginning

By the end of 2004, Facebook already had the makings of a success. Since its inception, Zuckerberg insisted that members be transparent about their identities. He believed that refraining from adopting false identities and being honest and open is what will form strong social relationships and encourage sharing of ideas and information. Zuckerberg’s insistence to remain transparent