WhatsApp's Road to 1 Billion Users & $19 Billion Exit - Jan Koum

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Jan Koum is a Ukrainian-American internet inventor and computer programmer. He is the CEO and co-founder of WhatsApp, a mobile messaging application which was acquired by Facebook Inc. in February 2014 for USD $19 billion.
He's interviewed by Alex Fishman, co-founder of Bugsee, at Startup Grind Global 2017 in Silicon Valley.
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[@burgholte]

This dude is my spirit animal billionaire. Regular student at a random university, works regular Job, starts company making a useful product and is a billionaire five years later.

[@dimitarbelchev5283]

This man will make another company worth over 300B. I have been following him for over 8 years. Very humble and capable person. Good work Jany.

[@StartupGrind]

He works hard and doesn't bullshit - two key attributes of real founders.

[@49fiori]

Do you know if he is working on something right now?

[@shivakumar.e5866]

@@49fiori signal :D

[@natgenesis5038]

That's my company app will be worth

[@j_entity2109]

A see

[@JohnnyConcent]

25:40 And now three years later WhatsApp hits 2B users. Where's Crunchie?

[@myreaction4363]

Great man

[@ericpabon2458]

look how he dresses. he is worth 8-9 billion dollars. amazing inspiration.

[@TheNotSoRandomDude]

Yeah, a true b/millionaire doesn't wear expensive designer clothes to impress people.

[@fedorjmb]

to me WHATSAPP is way better than skype, tango, eveN hangout, and is FREE...thank you jan koum..YOU MADE ONE OF THE BADDEST APP out there in terms of communicating with people all over the world, VIDEO , CALLING, CHAT , PICTURES, ETC...shitIII is GONNA BE HARD TO TOPPLE THIS APP... PLUS NO ADS....shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttttttttt

[@satyajitkalita]

WhatsApp?

[@harishchandarb8188]

whats that red thread around his right wrist ??

[@alicewhiteman4449]

He is Indian by belief

[@ripunjaymallabuzarbaruah2655]

This is our hindu ritual .. we indian wear it in our hand . Thank you

[@paulproductions9213]

21:00 Nokia

[@newbeginning7044]

💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[@sugarkush777north6]

jan is the sergio garcia/harvey weinstein of apps

[@StartupGrind]

Love this quote from him: "Neither me or my cofounder have the ability to bullshit."

[@blyat7276]

well, that didn't age well

[@Justmehellogoodbye]

Ouch, i guess you’re not a fan 😮

[@nikolaunfit]

Hahahahaha

[@fedorjmb]

i hope FACEBOOK wouldn't trip out with this app....Sleazy bastard, KEEP IT FREE...or I WILL leave FACEBOOK FOR good and that's that

[@thechoosen4240]

Good job bro, JESUS IS COMING BACK VERY SOON;WATCH AND PREPARE