Dealing with ads is depressing. You don't make anyone's life better by making advertisements work better. Brian Acton advertisementdealdepress Change image and share on social
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. Brian Acton brokercomminglecommunication share on social
People want chat histories. They're a permanent testimony of a relationship. Brian Acton chathistorypeople Change image and share on social
I don't really want to be in the business of observing conversations. Brian Acton businessconversationobserve Change image and share on social
WhatsApp provides phone-number-based messaging, and people asked, 'Isn't that what SMS is?' Yes, but SMS is expensive, antiquated, and what WhatsApp did was modernize and level that playing field. For example, in Europe, if France wants to talk to Belgium, it's extraordinary costly because of border and telecom charges. Brian Acton antiquateaskbase share on social
When I joined 'WhatsApp,' I was 38 years old. Opportunity is available to us in all walks of life and at all ages. Brian Acton agejoinlife Change image and share on social
The best part of working with Facebook has been the cross-fertilization of ideas, people, and technology. Brian Acton crossfacebookfertilization Change image and share on social
You have a certain identity that you present to the world on Facebook, and you have a certain identity that you present with the telephone, and they are different. Brian Acton facebookidentitypresent Change image and share on social
My mom started an air-freight company; my grandmother built a golf course. I have a certain degree of entrepreneurial risk-taking in my family history. Maybe that eventually rubbed off on me a little bit. Brian Acton airbitebuild share on social
Companies that have been built and operated for a long time are the most successful companies. Brian Acton buildcompanylong Change image and share on social