Whats app
Focus on simplicity, listen to your customers and iterate if you fail.’
( Jan Koum said in an interview to The Recapp)
With Facebook acquiring WhatsApp, its co-founders - Jan Koum and Brian Acton - have become billionaires and stars of technology world.
It has been an incredible journey for Jan Koum who lived on food stamps as a teenager.
Koum has 45 per cent stake in the company, while Acton’s stake is 20 per cent, making them worth a whopping $6.8 billion and $3 billion respectively, according to Forbes.
Jan Koum who dislikes any kind of publicity, has even refused to put up a sign board outside their WhatsApp office.
Their company exemplifies the spirit of Silicon Valley…
“WhatsApp is on a path to connect 1 billion people. The services that reach that milestone are all incredibly valuable, ” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement.
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Image: Jan Koum
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