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...always thinking about the future, Moskovitz points out. “VCs aren’t about acquiring companies,” he says. “If we were ever to do something larger in the future—I mean, I can’t really discuss them, but we’ve talked about some things we could do with a much larger team, with in-school representatives and all that—then we’d need their help...
Zuckerberg estimates he’s been to 40 meals with interested venture capitalists and representatives of other companies, like Google, to discuss investment opportunities. Nearly all of the top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firms have expressed an interest, he says, and TheFacebook has met with most of them. The casual nature of the investor meetings makes it easy for Zuckerberg to go out for lunch, or to a concert, with or without the intention of accepting money. He enjoys the meetings, he says, out of sheer curiosity. But over the summer, when TheFacebook fell...
...salaries, each of Zuckerberg’s employees owns a portion of TheFacebook, to be collected if the company ever sells or goes public. But while salaries of full-time employees are equal, ownership in the company is not. Exactly how that is divided is not something Zuckerberg will discuss. For one, he says, the pie keeps changing. The company was first divided between Zuckerberg and Saverin only. As TheFacebook added new people, Zuckerberg cut them in. The shares have also shifted to reflect increasing roles. For example, as Moskovitz took on more and more responsibilities, Zuckerberg decided...
...Faculty Council, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ (FAS) 18-member governing body, hopes to meet with members of the Harvard Corporation to discuss faculty discontent with University President Lawrence H. Summers’ governance of the University...
...able to do so immediately. Nevertheless, Kirby must realize that the ball is in his court and use this opportunity to establish himself as a more independent faculty advocate. Kirby’s planned small, informal, and frequent group meetings with faculty members and Summers “to discuss issues of common concern” are a step in the right direction, but these meetings should only be the beginning...