For what it's worth, the fact that WhatsApp is enabling advanced communications in poor countries for free probably liberates a vast untapped quantity of human

For what it's worth, the fact that WhatsApp is enabling advanced communications in poor countries for free probably liberates a vast untapped quantity of human capital. That's a much clearer value proposition than a lot of other startups (e.g. Twitter, which merely eases connection rather than making it possible for cash strapped people). That said, I'd be a fan if Silicon Valley's venture capital got really into making escape velocity affordable for the average Joe....