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The Accidental B’naires: The founding of Facebook by Ben Mezrich delves into the journey of Facebook co-founders Mark Zukerberg and Eduardo Saverin. The book, which was published in 2009, was adapted for film in 2010 by screenwriter Aaron Sokrin in The Social Network. The Accidental B’naires follows Zukerberg and Saverin’s college life at Harvard University, starting from their first encounter blossoming into friendship, their shared passion for math and technology, and through to their struggle for social acceptance. Mezrich gets into Zuckerberg hacking Harvard’s computer system to collect several students’ data, which eventually resulted in his expulsion from the Ivy League school but put the wheels in motion for the creation of Facebook. The humble startup moved from Harvard’s dorms to Silicon Valley, eventually propelling them to fame and wealth, but their relationship soured as they failed to see eye-to-eye over future plans for their shared business.

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