# Prof. Sundararajan on NBC News about the need to think long-term about Facebook and its leadership

1 Faculty News August 20, 2012 ![NBC News online logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_037262.gif?itok=6hhedDRK)>

Excerpt from [NBCNews.com](http://marketday.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/20/13379343-facebooks-stock-slides-zuckerbergs-leadership-questioned) -- "[Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) explained that the company is still in a state of evolution; it may have become a public company -- exposing itself to the demands of Wall Street and quarterly earnings targets -- too quickly, he said. It’s critical for investors to give Facebook time, he continued. Facebook is potentially a hugely valuable company that 'might need more gestation.'"

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