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The Accidental Billionaires The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal

Ben Mezrich

The high-energy tale of how two socially awkward Ivy Leaguers, trying to increase their chances with the opposite sex, ended up creating Facebook. Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg were Harvard undergraduates and best friends–outsiders at a school filled with polished prep-school grads and long-t...

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Behind the Bastards

It was the first major book about the founding of Facebook and also served as the basis for the movie 'The Social Network'. It was mentioned as something Zuckerberg wanted to project as part of his persona.

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The first big book about Facebook's founding, the book that was the basis for the movie The Social Network, was titled The Accidental Billionaires.

— Episode: Part Two: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Per...

Episode: Part Two: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the...

It was the first major book about the founding of Facebook and also served as the basis for the movie 'The Social Network'. It was mentioned as something Zuckerberg wanted to project as part of his persona.

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The first big book about Facebook's founding, the book that was the basis for the movie The Social Network, was titled The Accidental Billionaires.

Episode: Part One: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the...

The book was used as a basis for the movie 'The Social Network' and discussed Zuckerberg's early days, including Facemash and his relationship with Eduardo Saverin, portraying him as a young tech prodigy who didn't always consider the ethical implications of his actions.

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The Accidental Billionaire is the book that was the basis for the social network makes a huge deal about him turning down the money.

The Accidental Billionaires describes it as, quote, a website where you compared two pictures of undergraduate girls voted on which was hotter than watched to some complex algorithms calculated who were the hottest chicks on campus.

The accidental billionaires describes the initial layout of the site. There was a picture near the top, whatever picture you wanted to add, then a list of attributes on the right side. Year you were in college, your major, your high school where you came from, clubs you remember of, a favorite quote and then a list of friends, people you could add yourself or invite to join.

quote the thing that would drive this social network was the same thing that drove life at college, sex.

I think he's nailing what these kids were going for. They wanted a fuck site.

The Rewatchables

The hosts noted that Aaron Sorkin's screenplay was based on Ben Mezrich's novel, indicating the film drew from that book.

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It seemed like he really clicked with the Ben Mezrich novel that the story's based on.

— Episode: 'The Social Network' With Bill Simmons,...

Episode: 'The Social Network' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fenne...

The hosts noted that Aaron Sorkin's screenplay was based on Ben Mezrich's novel, indicating the film drew from that book.

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It seemed like he really clicked with the Ben Mezrich novel that the story's based on.

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