I myself saw Yahoo become a $100 billion company and then become a $10 billion company, so you always have to look at valuations with a grain of salt and understand it is a point-in-time measure. Brian Acton measure company billion Change image and share on social
For me specifically, it was important to graduate. In my family, I was one of the first graduates. My mom did not have a college degree. My dad did not have a college degree. Brian Acton specifically dad degree Change image and share on social
In early 2010, we launched our first localized version of 'WhatsApp' for iPhone. It included Spanish and German language translations, to name a couple. Brian Acton language localize iphone Change image and share on social
Dealing with ads is depressing. You don't make anyone's life better by making advertisements work better. Brian Acton make work depress Change image and share on social
Going public is 18-month process, while an acquisition is a 6-month process. Going public means going under so much scrutiny, regulatory approval, auditing, magnified 10 times. Having the stomach to do that isn't necessarily in my DNA. My DNA is building a product and a service. Brian Acton acquisition service necessarily share on social
The best part of working with Facebook has been the cross-fertilization of ideas, people, and technology. Brian Acton people cross work Change image and share on social
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. Brian Acton facebook indirect product Change image and share on social
The phone is one hundred, one hundred and ten years old. There was a middle period where the government had a broad ability to surveil, but if you look at human history in total, people evolved and civilizations evolved with private conversations and private speech. Brian Acton evolve government ability share on social
You never want to be in a position where you can't make payroll. Brian Acton make position payroll Change image and share on social
People want chat histories. They're a permanent testimony of a relationship. Brian Acton history chat permanent Change image and share on social
