The details that make the difference for the deal of the year WhatsApp - Facebook

The news ex of by Facebook for a whopping $19 billion, continues to make headlines around the world. But it is worth looking at some details that make the difference.

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Ironically its co-founder Brian Acton s WhatsApp had approached Facebook in August 2009 applying for a job. As Bloomberg reports, the request was rejected by the social network. After his unsuccessful attempt, Brian himself, with a publication on Twitter, expressed his disappointment, at the same time, his optimism for the future.

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He soon co-operated with former Yahoo employee Jan Koum to begin developing the application that would change their lives. Acton is the one who laughed last, after securing a deal with the same company that rejected him five years ago.

The co-founder of the service Jan Koum έχει αντιμετωπίσει επίσης αρκετές προκλήσεις κατά τη διάρκεια της ζωής του. Ο 38 χρονος προγραμματιστής, είχε μια πολύ φτωχή παιδική ηλικία, όταν η οικογένειά του διέφυγε στην Ουκρανία, μετά την πτώση της Σοβιετικής Ένωσης. Ως έφηβος, θυμάται την οικογένειά να χρησιμοποιεί κουπόνια τροφίμων για να επιβιώσουν. Μετά από σκληρή δουλειά δέσμευση και αφοσίωση, το δίδυμο κατάφερε να συνταξιοδοτηθεί πρόωρα, αφού τα χρήματα που απέκτησαν με την ιδέα του μπορούν να τους εξασφαλίσουν για μια ζωή.

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