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Is this satire? We're talking about $19 billion here. In either case, your statement is almost completely incorrect. The WhatsApp founders were turned down be
by doktrin 13y ago
Is this satire? We're talking about $19 billion here.
In either case, your statement is almost completely incorrect.
The WhatsApp founders were turned down before WhatsApp even existed. Therefore, it was not some bold tactical decision on the part of FB. Their technical acumen was up to snuff, so they were rejected based on some other criteria (not necessarily age).
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoThe funny part is that if Facebook had hired them when they had the chance, they probably wouldn't have built anything resembling WhatsApp or whatever Facebook was trying to achieve by acquiring WhatsApp.