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BRIAN ACTON STORY
Meet Brian Acton, WhatsApp co-founder who was rejected for job by Facebook in 2009, tech giant later acquired messaging app for up to $19 billionActon never gave up and moved forward despite rejections during his career. No one knew that a rejection will soon become the reason behind...- Almost a decade after acquiring it, Mark Zuckerberg taps the strengths of WhatsAppZuckerberg stuck to that philosophy as WhatsApp amassed more than 2 billion users globally -- until 2019, when he began tapping the app's g...
- How Facebook undermines privacy protections for its 2 billion WhatsApp usersWhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages, but the Facebook-owned messaging service—the world's largest—has an extensive mo...
- Signal app downloads drop from January peak, WhatsApp holds steadyDownloads of Signal app have been on a steady decline since WhatsApp delayed implementation of controversial privacy policy by three months...
- The inside story of Brian Acton's exit from WhatsApp, and why he wants people to shift to SignalLike most companies that were founded at the time, Acton says WhatsApp was initially a shot in the dark.
- ETtech Morning Dispatch on 22 Jan. 2021: Top tech news to start your dayFrom Zomato's $500 pre-IPO funding round to Wingeeens's acquisition of Raw Pressery, here are the must-read top tech news today.
- ETtech Bytes on 14 Jan. 2021: Top 5 Tech News Today, In 10 MinutesFrom Google’s action against lending apps in India to UBS AG's plan to pick up $400 million stake in Paytm, here are the top-five, must-rea...
- Signal woos users with simple terms of service; says India market response beats expectationsActon said the Indian market has "completely exceeded all expectations" and the growth in the past few days has driven the company to add c...
- India's digital transaction space set for next leap thanks to tech giantsIndia is building public infrastructure such as Unified Payments Interface and Aadhaar that allows for an interoperable mobile payments sys...
- Indians make 50 mn minutes of WhatsApp video calls daily, highest in the world!WhatsApp is also home to over 200 million monthly active users. This is the highest base for WhatsApp that has over a billion users globall...
- India to play 'crucial role' in WhatsApp's business solutionsWhatsApp does not intend to introduce any third-party ads, but it is looking to monetise itself. Working with businesses could be a step in...
- WhatsApp may enter digital payments segment: Co-founder Brian ActonI wholeheartedly endorse Digital India Building digital capability is great for India and that’s something that Prime Minister Modi and the...
- India is a huge market for WhatsApp, says 'Disco Dancer'-loving co-founder Jan KoumWhatsApp currently has 465 million monthly active users and 330 million daily ones across the globe.
- Owning FailureInstead of moping around and wallowing in misery of rejection, Acton sprang into action.
- 5 years, 50 staff & Rs 1.2 lakh cr: WhatsApp deal eclipses mkt value of all but 11 Indian companiesFacebook's Mark Zuckerberg pays mind-boggling dollar for a firm started 5 years ago by his company’s rejects Jan Koum and Brian Acton.
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