This Week in Startups

Lon Harris

Annotated August 13, 2026Public

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JCal's intriguing take on Zuckerberg's "masterclass" manifesto.

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I'll say it very clearly.
This is the best version of Zuckerberg I've seen in his career.
Now, like my view on his career is irrelevant, but I have seen it from the beginning.
And I think this is the most thoughtful approach I've seen him ever take.
And he is thinking about the ramifications of what he builds for the first time in the history of the company.
I think they did not.
And they said they didn't move fast, break things.
All we have to do is grow the stock price.
All we have to do is grow the user base.
Don't worry if we break things.
Now, this seems like, hey, here are the things that can break.
And then here are the things that could break in your favor as a consumer.
We're going to work on not breaking things.
And we're going to break the arc of history and this technology to you.
It is a masterclass.
Let me just say this to Zuckerberg.
This is a masterclass of a manifesto.
I give him 10 of 10.
No,