Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg received a hoodie from the NASDAQ CEO and thanked his site’s users in opening remarks recorded before he rang the NASDAQ opening bell May 18 morning, TechCrunch reports.

In his short speech that just aired on Bloomberg TV Zuckerberg said, “I know this may seem like a big deal. But here’s the thing: our mission isn’t to be a public company. Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. All of you out there have built the largest community in the history of the world. You’ve done amazing things that we never would have dreamed of and I can’t wait to see what you’re going to be doing as we go forward. So on this special day, on behalf of everyone at Facebook, I just want to say to all the people out there who use our product, thank you.”