When I was a kid trying to communicate with family in the Soviet Union, it was very difficult. You had to go through the long-distance phone companies like MCI, which were difficult to navigate and expensive to make calls through. Jan Koum callcommunicatecompany 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
Everybody I meet who uses 'WhatsApp', I ask them a question: 'How did you hear about it?' And they say, 'My friends, my sister or my brother, somebody I know hounded me to install WhatsApp.' We think there is more power to the network when it grows organically. Jan Koum brotherfriendgrow 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
No one wakes up excited to see more advertising, no one goes to sleep thinking about the ads they'll see tomorrow. Jan Koum advertiseexcitesleep 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
If you look at firms like General Electric or other large companies, they don't just do one thing; they do many different things to generate sources of revenue. Jan Koum companyelectricfirm Change image and share on social
I grew up watching Indian movies as a kid in Russia. I am quite familiar with Bollywood. Jan Koum bollywoodfamiliargrow 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 Russia. We had a telephone line, but a load of our neighbours didn't. It became a shared resource for the whole apartment complex. People would come and knock on the door and ask to call their family in another city. Jan Koum apartmentcallcity share on social
