My mom started an air-freight company; my grandmother built a golf course. I have a certain degree of entrepreneurial risk-taking in my family history. Maybe that eventually rubbed off on me a little bit. Brian Acton airbitebuild share on social
WhatsApp will bring Facebook another billion users. We will be a billion-user product. Whether there is a direct valuation or an indirect valuation, there is value, and Facebook understands that well. Brian Acton billionbringdirect Change image and share on social
In early 2010, we launched our first localized version of 'WhatsApp' for iPhone. It included Spanish and German language translations, to name a couple. Brian Acton coupleearlygerman Change image and share on social
People want chat histories. They're a permanent testimony of a relationship. Brian Acton chathistorypeople Change image and share on social
I don't really want to be in the business of observing conversations. Brian Acton businessconversationobserve Change image and share on social
Companies that have been built and operated for a long time are the most successful companies. Brian Acton buildcompanylong Change image and share on social
Going public is 18-month process, while an acquisition is a 6-month process. Going public means going under so much scrutiny, regulatory approval, auditing, magnified 10 times. Having the stomach to do that isn't necessarily in my DNA. My DNA is building a product and a service. Brian Acton acquisitionapprovalaudit share on social
When I joined 'WhatsApp,' I was 38 years old. Opportunity is available to us in all walks of life and at all ages. Brian Acton agejoinlife Change image and share on social
It's not 100 per cent clear to me what's working about Snapchat. Brian Acton centclearsnapchat Change image and share on social
You have a certain identity that you present to the world on Facebook, and you have a certain identity that you present with the telephone, and they are different. Brian Acton facebookidentitypresent Change image and share on social
