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He's not too smart is he? Married in CA right when the money starts rolling in. HALF! I hope he has a good prenup.
This is one of the most disappointing threads I've ever seen on Hacker News.
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This is one of the most disappointing threads I've ever seen on Hacker News.
On the other hand the reality is that divorce does happen and for people with $20 billion fortunes is different. I wonder if the Google founders have prenups in place.
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Given how carefully he has protected his stake thus far, it would be very surprising if he had not done a pre-nup.
My understanding is that he's been with this girl since Facebook started anyway. I'd be surprised if she did not have a fair stake in Facebook even if she were not married to Mark.
He's not too smart is he? Married in CA right when the money starts rolling in. HALF! I hope he has a good prenup.
As erdemozkan stated in a duplicate discussion: Mark married Priscilla one day after the IPO. That means they were waiting for IPO to get married. Sorry for asking a question that may seem obvious to others, but why were they waiting for the IPO? Is it for financial or legal reasons, such as a Community Property State? Did Zuckerberg sign a prenuptial agreement? An internet search implies he didn't. This reminds me o…
He didn't "wait until the IPO" according to people who knew, he waited for her to graduate. The timing of the IPO is very hard to predict given it requires sign off by the SEC, graduation on the other hand, pretty easy. I don't doubt for a minute that they have some sort of agreement in place in the event of a separation. While most might think such an agreement would benefit Mark, the real beneficiary are Facebook s…
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The couple may be madly in love today, but human emotions are fickle and people change and grow over time. Sadly, there may come a day when both are more concerned with the future of the FB empire than with each other.
"people change and grow over time" How true and as anyone who has been through divorce will confirm. In addition to the potential problem with what would be marrying simply a normal or a successful person I can't even begin to imagine the challenges of a marriage to someone with that much money and job responsibility. And no question marriage will detract from his work life (especially if he decides to have children)…
they married because she finished med school, not because of the IPO.
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I would marry someone I trusted to death and beyond Of course, but as a rational being you ought to understand you are fallible, and may occasionally misplace trust, no?
Prenups really kill the mood. "I love you til death do us part"—but if you turn out to be a bitch I'm totally cutting you off. Lots of aspects of marriage, and society in general, don't stand up to rational scrutiny. We're not just fallible, we're downright wooey. That doesn't mean these institutions are valueless or predatory—just that the human experience is not primarily about the rational. I could see this one ei…
From what I have seen of the public persona of Mark you would think there would be something there. The guy has carefully crafted deals up to this stage to ensure he keeps maximum control.
Fail.