What was Mark Zuckerberg like in 2004?

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He had his feet up on my conference

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table and [music] handed me a card that

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said, "C I'm CEO bitch." I saw this kid,

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I mean, this [music] like pretty

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developed teenager who walked in my

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office with Shawn Parker in 2004. Sean

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worked for me when he was 16 and then I

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sent him the first check for Napster

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[music]

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and I was lucky enough that he decided

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to bring Zuckerberg in my office when

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they were doing their very first preede

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round or whatever it would be called

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today. But they raised 500K from Peter

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[music] Teal and Reed Hoffman and me.

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and he came in and he was wearing those

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Hawaiian flip flops and like basketball

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shorts [music] and he had his feet up on

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my conference table and handed me a

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[music] card that said, "C I'm CEO

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bitch." Um, and he was just having fun,

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[music]

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did not care and and was not looking to

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impress me in any way. And [music] I was

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really impressed.

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The speaker recounts his first meeting with Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, facilitated by Sean Parker. Zuckerberg arrived in casual attire and exhibited a bold, nonchalant attitude by putting his feet on the conference table and presenting a business card that read 'I'm CEO, bitch,' which ultimately left a strong positive impression on the speaker.