Tag Archives: Jan Koum

WhatsApp CEO doesn’t plan to make money from the app

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Whatsapp’s acquisition by Facebook was quite an important one and we couldn’t simply get over the huge deal as it was all over the internet. Much like everyone else, it appears that the CEO himself...

WhatsApp Reaches 500 Million Users

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A couple of months ago, Facebook announced it was acquiring WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock options. Today, WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum wrote a blog post saying that the service now has...

WhatsApp is expected to attain voice calling support soon

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The Mobile World Congress which took place earlier this year entailed a pertinent announcement from WhatsApp’s CEO, Jan Koum. He claimed that WhatsApp will be adding voice services to its list of...

The World’s Richest Ex-Hackers

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Long before he was the two-hundred-and-second richest person on the planet, Jan Koum was just another curious kid with a wardialer. Koum, whose net worth suddenly jumped to $6.8 billion last month...

Best Use Of Airline Miles Ever: Fueling $19 Billion Tech Deal

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How do you issue an ultimatum to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in the midst of negotiations about a $19 billion tech deal? Credit Jan Koum, the founder of WhatsApp, with inventing a...

WhatsApp Founders Become Billionaires In $19 Billion Facebook Deal

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Facebook just made two more Silicon Valley entrepreneurs into billionaires. On Wednesday, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company announced a record $19 billion for messaging service WhatsApp. That deal...

Stunner: Facebook To Buy WhatsApp For $19 Billion In Cash, Stock

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Facebook announced on Wednesday afternoon that it had reached an agreement to buy popular mobile messaging startup WhatsApp for an upfront total of $16 billion, including $4 billion in cash and about...