Brian Acton
Brian Acton
Brian Actonis an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founderof WhatsApp, a mobile messaging application which was acquired by Facebook Inc. in February 2014 for US$19 billion. He was formerly employed at Yahoo Inc...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
depressing advertisements ads
Dealing with ads is depressing. You don’t make anyone’s life better by making advertisements work better.
adventure opportunity people
Facebook turned me down. It was a great opportunity to connect with some fantastic people. Looking forward to life’s next adventure.
fun play bass
Close to the Edge by Yes. Such a fun tune to play on bass.
modes telephone
Your insurance broker has your telephone number, but your insurance broker doesn't have your Facebook ID. I think they are very different modes of communication. Commingling them can come with risk and peril.
billion direct facebook indirect whether
WhatsApp will bring Facebook another billion users. We will be a billion-user product. Whether there is a direct valuation or an indirect valuation, there is value, and Facebook understands that well.
billion cautious certain degree deserves far gets goes great market saw supports yahoo
There's a certain degree of speculation that goes into valuations. In so far as the market supports a valuation, everyone who gets a great one deserves it, but they should also be cautious because that speculation is temporary. I saw Yahoo go from $100 billion to $10 billion. It's not a long-term measure.