Mark Zuckerberg Following in Steve Jobs’ Footsteps by Ignoring the Facebook IPO Flop
Everyone remembers the late Steve Jobs as a media sensation. Everything he touched at in his second stint at Apple turned to gold and the aura that grew around him was nigh impregnable. Favorable coverage about his leadership style and Apple’s business decisions seemingly gushed out of the press at every turn.
But what some people forget is how Jobs cultivated that aura. Instead of responding to every media hubbub, Jobs built up a firewall around himself and his company, commenting only when he wanted to, largely in controlled situations.
How would Jobs handle Facebook’s IPO flop, had he been in Mark Zuckerberg’s chair? Based on his past precedent, Jobs would probably handle it exactly the same way — by ignoring it.
Zuckerberg has not commented publicly about the widely-acknowledged disaster, and according to a Wall Street Journal report, he has made no in-house company announcements about it either. Some people might say that’s the wrong message, especially as investors express their anger and lawsuits begin.