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Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin was interviewed yesterday by CNBC at a global leadership summit hosted by the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) in Singapore. It was his first TV interview, and while he doesn’t work at Facebook anymore, he was of course asked about his thoughts on the company. Saverin was first asked “how big he thinks Facebook can be.” Here’s what he said: If you look at the company itself and the space, it’s in the very early beginnings, and there’s just a lot of things to get done. What Facebook has really done today is it allowed us to have identity on the Web. Now there’s our passport, and that includes a bunch of different things that we do, such as our social graph, the people around us, the things that we like, and there’s a lot more to do. When asked about growth for the social networking giant, here’s how Saverin responded: In terms of user growth, you have the limit of the world’s population. So I think both will take place. I think it’s going to expand in terms of user growth, but I think really one of the things that’s fairly unique is that we’ve just touched the surface in terms of what type of applications and uses the social graph and what Facebook has done can help with. When Saverin worked to help launch The Facebook in 2004, he held the role of CFO and business manager. Saverin and Zuckerberg disagreed on Facebook’s direction, and the conflict peaked when Saverin’s shares were diluted from 34.4 percent to 0.03 percent. A lawsuit filed by Saverin against Facebook was settled out of court, and Saverin signed a non-disclosure contract after the settlement. While the terms of the settlement were sealed, the company affirmed Saverin’s title as co-founder of Facebook. Currently living in Singapore, Saverin was featured on Forbes’ billion list last year, with an estimated worth of $1.6 billion. Since leaving Facebook, the 29-year-old has made three other investments: Jumio, ShopSavvy, and Qwiki. While Mark Zuckerberg is best known as the man who built Facebook, the company has three other co-founders, all college roommates and fellow students of Harvard University: Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. Only Zuckerberg still works at Facebook. See also: How much is Facebook worth? Facebook has over 845 million users Facebook’s IPO in pictures Facebook’s IPO by the numbers Facebook files for $5 billion IPO Mark Zuckerberg was planning to sell Facebook in July 2004. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as LED Track Lighting Fixtures Manufacturer , Outdoor LED Floodlight Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Dimmable LED Light Bulbs today!
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