Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Commencement Address | Harvard Commencement.

Mark Zuckerberg delivered the commencement address at Harvard University in 2017. During the speech, he reflected on his own journey, both at Harvard and beyond. Here are some key points from his speech:

The Importance of Purpose: Zuckerberg emphasized the need for graduates to find a purpose beyond personal success. He spoke about how many people focus on their own achievements, but true fulfillment comes from using one’s talents and resources to address larger societal issues.
Building Community: He highlighted the importance of community and the role it plays in achieving personal and collective goals. Zuckerberg shared his vision of a more connected world, where individuals can work together to solve global problems.
Creating Impact: Zuckerberg challenged the graduates to think about how they can make a meaningful impact, encouraging them to take risks, even if they might fail, as long as they are striving to improve the world.
Embracing Change: He also discussed how the world is changing rapidly, and urged the graduates to embrace uncertainty and focus on the long-term vision instead of getting caught up in immediate challenges.

The speech was a mix of personal anecdotes and philosophical reflections on the responsibilities that come with education and success. Zuckerberg himself dropped out of Harvard in 2004 to pursue Facebook but was awarded an honorary degree by the university at the commencement ceremony.

Mark Zuckerberg Quotes

“There is a huge need and a huge opportunity to get everyone in the world connected, to give everyone a voice and to help transform society for the future. The scale of the technology and infrastructure that must be built is unprecedented, and we believe this is the most important problem we can focus on.” ~Mark Zuckerberg
“The real question for me is, do people have the tools that they need in order to make those decisions well? And I think that it’s actually really important that Facebook continually makes it easier and easier to make those decisions… If people feel like they don’t have control over how they’re sharing things, then we’re failing them.” ~Mark Zuckerberg
“No one has done a study on this, as far as I can tell, but I think Facebook might be the first place where a large number of people have come out. We didn’t create that – society was generally ready for that. I think this is just part of the general trend that we talked about, about society being more open, and I think that’s good.” ~Mark Zuckerberg
“I mean, we’ve built a lot of products that we think are good, and will help people share photos and share videos and write messages to each other. But it’s really all about how people are spreading Facebook around the world in all these different countries. And that’s what’s so amazing about the scale that it’s at today.” ~Mark Zuckerberg