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Relevant article Why Selling WhatsApp To Facebook Would Be The Biggest Mistake Of Jan Koum's And Brian Acton's Lives (2012): http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericj

by d99kris 13y ago

Relevant article Why Selling WhatsApp To Facebook Would Be The Biggest Mistake Of Jan Koum's And Brian Acton's Lives (2012): http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/12/03/why-selling-whatsapp-to-facebook-would-be-the-biggest-mistake-of-jan-koums-and-brian-actons-lives/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/12/03/why-selli...

banachtarski 13y ago
Well, it makes them billionaires instantly, so they have that going for them.
debt 13y ago
It took FB 10 years to get to where it is today. Is that a process that WhatsApp wants to go through? I mean the finality usually ends in either an acquisition or an IPO; having shareholders on your mind constantly seems pretty stressful. I suppose they could've stayed private and seen what's possible. Either way the Forbes website is visual chaos and I'm still nauseous and disoriented after reading that article.
- stevelaz 13y ago
  Update for you! Hahaha, I love that you said that about Forbes.Com. Hate that site...
- stevelaz 13y ago
  Update for you! Hahaha, I love that you said that about Forbes.Com. Hate that site...
ruswick 13y ago
Selling anything for billions of dollars has never been and never will be a mistake for anyone.
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  Unless money wasn't driving your exit. WhatsApp isn't Tesla or Spacex though.