WEF 2009: Mark Zuckerberg thinks difficult times require a tie

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/william_lewis/blog/2009/01/29/wef_2009_mark_zuckerberg_thinks_difficult_times_require_a_tie

by mtkd • 17 years ago

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t0pj• 17 years ago

I can't help but think that the suit isn't far behind.

http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html

lgriffith• 17 years ago

Software written while wearing a tie has bugs.

That's my story and I am sticking to it.

We needn't focus on the small inconvenience that software written while not wearing a tie also has bugs. Obviously, even the threat of having to wear a tie causes software bugs. I shudder to think what the threat of having to wear a suit AND tie could do to the quality of software we produce.

byrneseyeview2• 17 years ago

http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/321750484_ae443d5483_o.jp...

ivankirigin• 17 years ago

Ties that don't suck, on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=58778

pchristensen• 17 years ago

Those are cool - how long before this one (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20275154 ) ends up on Schneier's Friday blog?

keltecp11• 17 years ago

Just when I was getting comfortable... Never thought I'd say it, but I think I agree with Mark.

pxlpshr• 17 years ago

I grew up in Houston, TX which has always been an ultra-conservative city, full suit and tie in the middle of a Texas summer.

I've never been one for clothing fads which is why I stick to button downs, sport coats, jeans, and nice leather shoes. During a recession it's more cost efficient: my leather shoes polish up a lot nicer than tennis shoes and last much longer. I have button-downs from 2001 that still look great. I also save a lot of time by receiving a lot better customer service when I'm eating out, shopping, or running errands. People respect a well dressed man, there's nothing superficial about it.

I'm not saying you can't wear a shirt when you're coding, but the moment you're representing your company and it's people — you should look (and therefore feel) very proud. Toss on a sport coat over the designer tee, it won't kill you to look nice. And not to mention, when you congregate a bunch of designer-tshirt-wearing coders in a room, are you really expressing individuality anymore? :)

byrneseyeview2• 17 years ago

different != "expressing individuality"

nihilocrat• 17 years ago

The beard and long hair sort of screw the deal from the get-go, I think.

You can pry them from my cold, dead... uh... head.

Spyckie• 17 years ago

Hahah, I bet those ties are around 6-10 years old!

I should know, I went to his highschool (Exeter) which requires ties as its dress code. Its not like you wear ties at Harvard, is it?

mattcarbone• 17 years ago

PR spam at it's finest

zandorg• 17 years ago

Maybe he's wearing the old school tie to get more VC cash.

aston• 17 years ago

Zuckerberg is the only person out right now rocking the tie + Northface fleece look. Not sure it's going to catch on...

WEF 2009: Mark Zuckerberg thinks difficult times require a tie

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