I hate spam, and that's what happens when you let businesses onto the network. Jan Koum businesshatenetwork Change image and share on social
I only have one idea, that is WhatsApp, and I am going to continue to focus on that. I have no plans to build any other ideas. Jan Koum buildcontinuefocus Change image and share on social
We've taken SMS technology for consumers and improved it. Jan Koum consumerhaveimprove Change image and share on social
I grew up in a country where I remember my parents not being able to have a conversation on the phone. The walls had ears, and you couldn't speak freely. Jan Koum conversationcountryear Change image and share on social
I grew up in a country where advertising doesn't exist. Jan Koum advertisecountryexist Change image and share on social
Our phones are so intimately connected to us, to our lives. Putting advertising on a device like that is a bad idea. You don't want to be interrupted by ads when you're chatting with your loved ones. Jan Koum advertisebadchat Change image and share on social
A lot of times, people start out with a lot of good ideas, but then they don't execute. They lose the purity of their vision. You end up running around in circles. Jan Koum circleendexecute Change image and share on social
Pavel Durov only knows how to copy great products like Facebook and 'WhatsApp'; he never had and will never have original ideas. Jan Koum copydurovfacebook Change image and share on social
What makes our product work is the way we're tightly focused on messaging and being an SMS replacement. Jan Koum focusmakemessage Change image and share on social
Users get unlimited 'WhatsApp'. We get happy users who don't have to worry about data. Carriers get people willing to sign up for data plans. Jan Koum carrierdatumhappy Change image and share on social