Facebook founder and Ceo Mark Zuckerberg arrived in Rome on August 29.
The event had been announced only a few days earlier, on August 24, precisely with a post on his FB profile, and the day before yesterday he finally reached the capital to meet the Pope, Prime Minister Renzi and in the afternoon Luiss students for a formative Q&A.
Mark Zuckerberg is without a shadow of a doubt a young star of our time, from whom to take example and inspiration. Indeed, his responses to the students stimulated reflections and gave hope to young people and beyond.
Some topics covered during the meeting with Luiss students
Mark Zuckerberg took the stage with a beaming smile and immediately expressed his immense joy at being in Rome, a city he loves so much.
His first thought immediately went to the earthquake victims and Associations such as the Red Cross, whom he complimented on the excellent work done and the effective communication that took place between the various workers. The CEO of FB also reported that on the day of the earthquake that hit central Italy hard, 50 percent of the population logged on to FB and took advantage of Safety Check, an automated system for safety checking.
This feature was specially created to check the health status of users in the event of a disaster, terrorist attack, or natural disaster.
Mark went on to anticipate that his team would already be working to allow Facebook users to independently initiate Safety Check to let loved ones know their health status in case of natural disasters or dangerous situations.
Continuing in the Questions and Answers, the students then asked Mark what would be, in his experience, the 3 qualities that would help to get to the top and achieve success.
In this regard, Zuckerberg advises always keeping a clear idea of the impact you intend to leave in the world. In his specific case, his goal has always been to do something useful for others and thus employ all his strength and resources to promote, among many other things, Internet access in the world.
He also took care, however, to specify that it is legends that say Facebook created it on its own without anyone’s help. In fact, according to Mark, surrounding oneself with an efficient and good work team would be the starting point for achieving one’s goals. Finally, Mark concludes his speech by advising students to never be discouraged by defeats and small failures, because perseverance is the key to success. Definitely advice to keep in mind.
