Maybe he's wearing the old school tie to get more VC cash.
WEF 2009: Mark Zuckerberg thinks difficult times require a tie
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#12Software 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.
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#13I 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 grea…
different != "expressing individuality"
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#14Zuckerberg is the only person out right now rocking the tie + Northface fleece look. Not sure it's going to catch on...
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#15I 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 grea…
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.