People have SMS, right? It stinks. It's a dead technology, like a fax machine left over from the Seventies, sitting there as a cash cow for carriers. Jan Koum carriercashcow 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
Our focus remains on delivering the promise of WhatsApp far and wide so that people around the world have the freedom to speak their mind without fear. Jan Koum deliverfearfocus Change image and 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
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
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
Marketing and press kicks up dust. It gets in your eye, and then you're not focusing on the product. Jan Koum dusteyefocus 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
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
