Utilities get out of the way. Can you imagine if you flipped a light switch and had to watch an ad before you got electricity? Can you imagine if you turned on a faucet and had to watch an ad before the water came out? Jan Koum electricityfaucetflip share on social
If partnering with Facebook meant that we had to change our values, we wouldn't have done it. Jan Koum changefacebookmean Change image and share on social
I grew up in a society where everything you did was eavesdropped on, recorded, snitched on. I had friends when we were kids getting into trouble for telling anecdotes about Communist leaders. Jan Koum anecdotecommunisteavesdrop Change image and share on social
We're somewhat lucky here in the United States, where we hope that the checks and balances hold out for many years to come and decades to come. But in a lot of countries, you don't have these checks and balances. Jan Koum balancecheckcountry share on social
On my iPhone 3GS, I use 'Instagram', 'Twitter' and 'Touch'. Jan Koum 3gsinstagramiphone Change image and share on social
A lot of my time, effort, and focus is spent on 'WhatsApp'. And that, to me, is more valuable and rewarding than to work on anything else. Jan Koum effortfocuslot Change image and share on social
The message growth rate in Brazil - it's not like a hockey stick: it's like a vertical line. Jan Koum brazilgrowthhockey Change image and share on social
I had so much fun in early days learning about networking, security, scalability and other geeky stuff. Jan Koum dayearlyfun Change image and share on social
Communication is at the very core of our society. That's what makes us human. Jan Koum communicationcorehuman Change image and share on social
Nobody should have the right to eavesdrop, or you become a totalitarian state - the kind of state I escaped as a kid to come to this country where you have democracy and freedom of speech. Jan Koum countrydemocracyeavesdrop Change image and share on social