Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg

For Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, these are tough times. With the IPO now in the distance, everyone wants to talk about the tanking stock, problems with mobile ads, or difficulty growing up. But could this be a blessing in disguise for the 28-year-old founder? “Personally I’d rather be underestimated, because it gives us good latitude to go out and take some big bets,” Zuckerberg said Tuesday at San Francisco’s TechCrunch Disrupt. “Because it allows us to do things that excite and amaze people.” Read the full story at Giga OM.

About Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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