Facebook has gone public. The company’s value is estimated at $100 billion and the personal wealth of its 27 year-old founder, Mark Zuckerberg, at $27 billion. Facebook is ten times as valuable as Turkey’s biggest company, Tüpraş, and Zuckerberg’s personal wealth is three times the total wealth of the richest Turkish family. But what if Mark Zuckerberg had not been born in New York, but in Istanbul? Where would he be now if he were Turkish, with the same IQ and appearance? Here are the five most likely options in my opinion: -He would market a Facebook-clone business in Turkey and raise $10-15 million, becoming one of the brightest Internet entrepreneurs in the country. -If he came from Bosporus money, he would be an executive at the Fenerbahçe football club. -He would go to an American university and attempt to be an entrepreneur, but achieve only limited success as he was raised by the mentality of the Turkish Ministry of Education. -He would study for the university entrance exam, major in computer engineering at a Turkish university, and work for a local software company. -He would overheat studying for the Student Selection Examination (ÖSS) [1] and end up with a mediocre career and life. The possibilities are infinite of course. But, one thing is certain: If Zuckerberg had been born in Turkey, he could not have had a story of entrepreneurship and innovation on this scale. Esen Çağlar
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:14:20 +0000
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