Wednesday, September 26, 2018

WhatsApp Cofounder Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook

This is a pretty interesting read. Kudos to Forbes for getting the scoop on this one.

The past tense and wistfulness hang in the air. More than four years ago, Acton and his cofounder, Jan Koum, sold WhatsApp, which had relatively insignificant revenue, to Facebook for $22 billion, one of the most stunning acquisitions of the century. Ten months ago he left Facebook, saying he wanted to focus on a nonprofit.