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Oh, I definitely don't think Facebook started out controlled by any shady conmen other than Zuckerberg himself (I mean "The Winklevoss Twins"). I would not, however, eat my hat if the shady conmen got involved much earlier than acknowledged, and helped Facebook gain its early advantage, making it not entirely luck.

If I were a shady conman, I would definitely pick a target that was young, inexperienced, arrogant, and clearly lacking in moral grounding, and Zuck was nothing if not that. (Still is, except the young part.)