• VentureBeat, Friday, October 2, 2009 3:48 PM

Amid insane user growth forecasts and cash-flow positivity at Facebook, VentureBeat has a long piece on the genius that is its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The kid who would be king is maturing, and emerging as a talented business manager, according to various executives and investors. A strategic mind, relentlessly competitive, a long-term vision, natural optimism -- Zuck's got it all.

Also according to VentureBeat, he's hiring seasoned executives and entrusting key roles to them, becoming more comfortable communicating and leading, and bringing more order to the chaos that so far has characterized the company. Whether every hiring decision at the social network can be directly attributed to Zuckerberg is not clear, but there's no doubt the kid's leading perhaps one of the most exciting companies in America, today. No small feat.

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