WhatsApp co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton have worked formerly as Yahoo engineers, but Acton was turned down for a job at Facebook in 2009. — Brian Acton (@brianacton) May 23, 2009. They launched officially in January 2010. You can cancel anytime.
Here are a few of his Tweets from that job hunt, as noted by TechCrunch. "In poignant nod to Koum's rags to riches success, the deal was signed in a now empty office block where his family once collected their food stamps.The men are an unlikely double act. I pay attention to bills and taxes, he pays attention to our product. In the summer of 2009 Facebook turned down WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton for a job.Acton describes the relationship as "yin and yang".
He tempers details of his impressive credentials with a well rounded list of hobbies that includes ultimate frisbee, snowboarding and watching movies.The thinking behind WhatsApp is rooted in Koum's memories of a country where phones were tapped and school friends were censured for their views. Facebook turned me down. Revenge is a dish best served cold. Acton's take? Looking forward to life's next adventure.
Looking forward to life's next adventure.-- Brian Acton (@brianacton) August 3, 2009.
That's ok. Would have been a long commute.But the most beautiful thing about Brian is the good grace and optimism with which he handled his rejection -- "It was a great opportunity to connect with some fantastic people. ... -- Brian Acton (@brianacton) May 23, 2009. "Acton's exhaustive CV on the networking site is evidence that he is happy to play the straight guy. — Brian Acton (@brianacton) May 23, 2009. Nobody should have the right to eavesdrop, or you become a totalitarian state – the kind of state I escaped as a kid to come to this country where you have democracy and freedom of speech. Looking forward to life's next adventure. An estimated $3 billion at the time--now closer to $4 billion.People noticed these tweets a couple of years ago, but I somehow missed them until Cenedella's recent article. — Brian Acton (@brianacton) August 3, 2009 1990, 1990, 1990, - Six Brian Brian was was hired hired hired by by by Yahoo Incorporated Employee hired by 2007, he decided to quit Yahoo to progress further in his career later, Brian was looking for a a job despite a years of experience at Yahoo and Apple. In 2009, after he left a senior engineering gig at Yahoo, Acton applied for a position at Facebook, only to be turned down. Facebook turned me down. In the summer of 2009 Facebook turned down WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton for a … Facebook turned me down.
He turned down by two of the Internet's biggest at that time.
was now two years in the past. He'd bounced from job to job in Silicon Valley's startup land, and now he'd been turned down by both Facebook and, as he tweeted a few months prior, Twitter. It's kind of scary to be pushing 40 and feel like you're being pushed out the door. He speaks nine languages, but they don't help on holidays as they are the "C++, Perl, PHP, Erlang, Java, Python, JavaScript, ActionScript" codes. He left this message on Twitter: Facebook turned me down. Now He's Worth $4 Billion Remember this story if you ever don't get a job you really, really want. Four years ago, Brian Acton—who is now selling his company WhatsApp to Facebook for $19 billion—was looking for a job after 11 years at Yahoo. Looking forward to life's next adventure. Four years later, Facebook bought their company for $19 billion. Acton got "the grand title of 'co-founder' and no salary for his efforts," as Cenedella points out--and the two became co-founders of WhatsApp.Got denied by Twitter HQ.
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