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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a newfound sense of, er, style<\/a> — and his fellow tech leaders are very into it.<\/p> As the Washington Post<\/em> reports<\/a>, the 40-year-old tech mogul's new look features shirts like his flashy \"AUT ZUCK AUT NIHIL\" one, which he created in tandem with a menswear designer<\/a> as part of a larger capsule collection.<\/p> And his \"bro-ified\" sense of personal style is capturing all the right attention.<\/p> Along with rocking custom tees, the millennial billionaire's grown-out curls and newly-built physique courtesy of his mixed martial arts (MMA) hobby seem indicative not just of a fresh look, but also of a fresh out<\/em>look.<\/em><\/p> That's at least according to other tech execs who are seemingly trying to score points with the billionaire.<\/p> \"[It’s] resonated with a younger generation in terms of style and presentation,\" tech investor Brianne Kimmel, the founder of the Worklife Ventures firm, told the WaPo<\/em> of Zuckerberg's new swag. \"There’s a cool factor that didn’t exist before, and now male tech CEOs have a playbook to achieve similar results.\"<\/p> Beyond that new \"cool\"-ness is, apparently, a new confidence that has become apparent to investors and admirers alike.<\/p> \"I don’t apologize anymore,\" an all-grown-up and feisty Zuckerberg said during a lengthy taped discussion<\/a> of the \"Acquired\" podcast last month.<\/p> \"We’ve noticed,\" one of the hosts responded.<\/p> Even ex-employees are feeling the allure of Zuck's new vibe.<\/p> \"Zuckerberg is ruthless as both a leader and an executive, but in his heart, he’s just a start-up guy who wants to be cool with the nerds,\" a former Facebook executive told the newspaper. \"He’s living his best life.\"<\/p> Though the Meta CEO may well have come to this style evolution on his own, WaPo<\/em> has also uncovered evidence that it could have been steered by none other than former PayPal CEO and billionaire investor Peter Thiel<\/a>, a trusted mentor and advisor to the younger tech scion.<\/p> In a 2020 email disclosed during discovery in a lawsuit filed against Meta by the state of Tennessee, Thiel encouraged Zuckerberg to redo his image to appeal to youthful audiences.<\/p> \"As the head of the most successful Millennial tech company, it makes more sense for Zuckerberg to present himself as 'Millennial spokesperson,'\" rather than \"'Mark as a Baby Boomer construct of how a well-behaved Millennial is supposed to act,'\" the 56-year-old entrepreneur wrote to his younger protegé.<\/p> \"Finally, I think there’s also some distinction between me and the company here,\" Zuckerberg responded. \"This is likely particularly important for how I show up because I’m the most well-known person of my generation.\"<\/p> Though it's impossible to say whether that advice is at the heart of the Meta CEO's rebrand, he did seem eager to follow it — and lo and behold, just a few years later, we have a spiffy new Zuck<\/a>.<\/p> More on Meta:<\/strong> Zuckerberg Says It's Fine to Train AI on Your Data Because It Probably Has No Value Anyway<\/em><\/a><\/p> The post Cringey Tech Execs Swoon Over Mark Zuckerberg’s \"Cool\" New Look<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> See more here: Throwing Fits Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a newfound sense of, er, style \u2014 and his fellow tech leaders are very into it. As the\u00a0 Washington Post reports , the 40-year-old tech mogul's new look features shirts like his flashy \"AUT ZUCK AUT NIHIL\" one, which he created in tandem with a menswear designer as part of a larger capsule collection Continue reading Good Vibrations<\/h2>
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