Few of the greatest of products inwards the the world were discovered to solve simplest of the problems. WhatsApp co-founder January Koum reveals what got him the persuasion to root the world’s most pop instant messaging service
The employment that Jon Koum missed calls when he was at the gym got him the persuasion to establish WhatsApp, the co-founder as well as CEO of the Facebook-owned companionship said on Wednesday.
Talking to an audience of several hundred Silicon Valley veterans gathered for an final result at the Computer History Museum inwards Mountain View, California, Koum said that he was annoyed that he was missing lot of calls when he was at the gym. "It started alongside me buying an iPhone," he said.
He along alongside Brian Acton inwards 2009 decided to solve the employment yesteryear edifice an app which would allow their friends know if they are available or occupied alongside something. And, the weapon inwards WhatsApp’s armour was ‘status’—an easy-to-use feature.
"We didn't develop out to cook a company. We only wanted to cook a production that people used," CNBC quoted Koum.
The app, however, was non an overnight success despite beingness accepted into Apple’s Play store. "We were as well as thus excited when it launched. And, as well as thus disappointed when no ane used it," he said.
Fortunes changed apace as well as yesteryear 2014 the app had to a greater extent than than 400 ane 1000 one thousand users thank y'all to its clutter complimentary as well as no-nonsense design.
In the same year, Facebook bought the companionship in a tape USD nineteen billion bargain which made both co-founders overnight billionaires.
When asked what was the most he remembered virtually the deal, Koum said that fifty-fifty though it’s blurry he could recall sitting inwards the room alongside lawyers. "It was all a blur. I don't shout out back whatever of that except beingness inwards a room alongside lawyers for 3 days straight," he said.
When CNBC asked what it was similar since Acton left the companionship final year, Koum answered, "We missy Brian."
Currently, WhatsApp has to a greater extent than than 1.3 billion users across geographies, mo exclusively to its possessor Facebook which has over 2 billion users inwards social media space.
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