Zuckerberg to Wall Street: Be Patient, Big Things Take Time
Facebook: Will Good Things Come to Investors Who Wait?
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Patience is a rare investor virtue. Mark Zuckerberg thinks he has the track record to ask for it.
Facebook Inc. had just reported second-quarter revenue Wednesday that beat analysts’ estimates, and on a conference call some of the same analysts asked the chief executive about applications that could be making billions on their own -- WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. Zuckerberg didn’t seem eager to placate his questioners with promises, projections or even updated user numbers.