Zuckerberg wears a hoodie to a bankster meeting- and it pisses them off.

[cali]

Zuckerberg’s Hoodie a ‘Mark of Immaturity,’ Analyst Says

Mark Zuckerberg is known for having arrived late for a meeting with prospective investor Sequoia Capital and giving a less-than-serious pitch while wearing pajamas.

Now, as Facebook preps its initial public offering, Zuckerberg’s wardrobe has not received much of an upgrade.

Wearing a hoodie to a meeting in New York on Monday with potential investors is a sign of Zuckerberg’s lack of seriousness, according to Michael Pachter, an analyst for Wedbush Securities.

“Mark and his signature hoodie: He’s actually showing investors he doesn’t care that much; he’s going to be him,” Pachter said in an interview on Bloomberg TV. “I think that’s a mark of immaturity. I think that he has to realize he’s bringing investors in as a new constituency right now, and I think he’s got to show them the respect that they deserve because he’s asking them for their money.”

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http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-deals/2012-05-08-zuckerbergs-hoodie-a-mark-of-immaturity-analyst-says-2/

[Fresh_Start]

1. analysts sense of entitlement

a mark of 'immaturity' and 'lack of perspective'.
What's the matter, you think he didn't show you enough respect?
Get over it or get out of the business.
Your time is almost over.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. YES, Michael Pachter, being yourself is "a mark of immaturity."

I'm not a Zuckerberg fan, but what the fuck? Saying that the guy is going to be who he is stands as "a mark of immaturity?" Whatta maroon.

[bozepravde15]

3. mmm, banker rage

Tastes like candy. And ice cream. And pizza. God I love how much they think of themselves. Can't wait when they wake up one day and all their money is gone.

[white_wolf]

4. I have no use for Zuckerberg...

but the sense of entitlement the investors are showing is really pathetic. Get over yourselves, no one cares what you all think.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

5. Obviously they don't pay much attention to the news.

I've never seen him not in a hoodie. Why would you expect him to come to a meeting in a suit? That is not who he is and why should he give a shit what you think? He's worth a Billion dollars. They can go to hell.

[Renew Deal]

6. See, but the investors will invest if they think it will pay off.

He could show up in a clown suit and they'd still invest. It is the investors that don't deserve respect.

[Scuba]

7. Billionaires dissing billionaires. Love it.

[Webster Green]

8. Funny!

Wall street dip-shits whining about his clothes. What a bunch of idiots.

Suits and ties are for weddings, funerals, and court dates. (IMO)

[arcane1]

9. I absolutely HATE the fucking "tie fetish" that so many people have

That is all

[SteveABG]

10. Must suck to be filled with this much jealousy

for all the billions this "immature" guy has.

[geckosfeet]

11. Grovel for your paycheck. Typical bankster attitude, however

it is common amongst many manager types - not just banksters. They hold the keys to the pile'o cash and if you want your piece o the pie you have to kiss their a$$.

This bull$hit has to stop.

[RZM]

12. This has been a growing trend for years now

It's sometimes pointed that that at a high level meeting, the richest and most powerful person is the room is usually the one that is dressed most casually.

It's sort of the reverse of the tradition of royalty/nobility wearing ostentatious garb. Now the most powerful person is the one who doesn't bother getting dressed up because people have to take him seriously no matter what he's wearing.

[ellisonz]

13. Break out the Gordon Gecko suit!

[Earth_First]

14. lol, I'd shop it elsewhere...

Let 'em squeal in disbelief in what they could have had at the table, yet somehow felt that they held the cards and squandered it away over a sweatshirt.

LOVE IT!

[phleshdef]

15. LOL. Facebook isn't going anywhere anytime soon and Mark is already rolling around in a pile of cash

So they can go get FUCKED. He won. He can do whatever he wants. If they want to make money off the biggest social networking enterprise on the planet, they have to deal with Mark Zuckerberg and his hoodie. He should tell them all to choke on it.

[Noodleboy13]

16. "Respect they deserve"

Ummm, How did they earn this respect? Wait, they want to invest in one of the biggest internet phenomena in hopes they'll make money.
I don't know how accurate the film was, but "The Social Network" portrayed Zuckerberg as snarky, arrogant and full of himself. I loved it. He definitely has more than enough "fuck you" money, why should he conform. Next meeting I hope he shows up in a chicken costume.

peace,
Noodleboy

[sarcasmo]

17. This is great, pissing off the old guard.

[klook]

18. Maybe he was trying to be anonymous

since Facebook does such a poor job of hiding his personal info.

[KamaAina]

19. Years ago, San Jose lost out on a startup

because its founder showed similar disrespect to city officials by putting his feet up on the desk in the office.

So the guy took his act to nearby Cupertino. If the name "Cupertino" sounds familiar to you, it's almost certainly because of that guy -- Steve Jobs.

[lumberjack_jeff]

20. What's "serious" about valuing facebook at $125 billion?

How can anyone sit through these meetings wearing a straight face.

By all means, invest in a more serious company, like mine.

[HopeHoops]

21. If he'd pulled an Al Jolsen they probably would have shot him.

Facebook's got a limited lifespan just like MySpace (is that still around) and AOL (which lasted longer than I expected), Compuserve, Prodigy (remember Prodigy? There was a thing called Prodigy). I only log in about once a month and only to see if any old friends and acquaintances have tried to contact me. It's fucking different every time. I gave up trying to figure out what to do with it and seldom spend more than two minutes logged in.

[underpants]

22. WOW what a rebel

[Rex]

23. Fuck the Suits, don't be jelly because

the guy told ya that you look silly and act like pompous machines. I cannot wait for the next generations to take over for these stuffy assholes that think they are Gods on earth!

[leeroysphitz]

24. Pachter is a tool. Investors are DYING to give Zuckerberg their money.

[Skidmore]

25. And how is Pachter's little hissyfit not immature?

How stupid. So often suits are empty.

[KT2000]

26. it tells the banksters

that he has not gone through the brainwash that they have and he possibly may not wink and nod at their fraud and illegal activity. This is what they are afraid of.

[MadHound]

27. One billionaire asshole meeting other billionaire assholes,

One of them didn't don the traditional costume, and this is news.

[jp11]

28. Exactly.

For the rest of us if you don't show up in the right costume you don't get or keep a job, mo' money mo' problems.

[surrealAmerican]

29. Am I the only one here who thinks the bankers showing up in suits ...

... shows THEM as being disrespectful? They know who Zuckerbuerg is, and, had they done even a minimal amount of research, they would have known what to expect here.

[hughee99]

30. When a person has the potential to make you a ton of money,

and you're bitching about his wardrobe, THAT's a mark of immaturity as well. Facebook stock will sell just fine with our without the investors, and Zuckerberg knows it.

[Hippo_Tron]

31. Not that Zuckerberg is really sticking it to the banksters or anything...

But it's basic common sense that when your net worth is $17 billion, you can pretty much wear whatever the fuck you want to these kinds of meetings.

[Trekologer]

32. The bankers and analysts are used to getting their asses kissed

Zuckerberg is in the position that he doesn't have to while it is usually the other way around.