I hate spam, and that's what happens when you let businesses onto the network. — Jan Koum Business Copy Share Image
I didnt have a computer until I was 19 - but I did have an abacus. — Jan Koum Abacus Copy Share Image
Communication is at the very core of our society. That's what makes us human. — Jan Koum Communication Copy Share Image
I grew up watching 'Disco Dancer'. I watched it some 20 times as a kid. — Jan Koum Dance Copy Share Image
The argument can be made: Maybe you want to trust the government, but you shouldn't because you don't know where things are… — Jan Koum Argument Copy Share Image
People appreciate a good product, a stable system. They want to communicate easily and use a product that just works. — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
We don't really talk about our future plans. But we, at the same time, try to build things that our users ask… — Jan Koum Future Copy Share Image
Users get unlimited 'WhatsApp'. We get happy users who don't have to worry about data. Carriers get people willing to sign up… — Jan Koum Data Copy Share Image
I grew up watching Indian movies as a kid in Russia. I am quite familiar with Bollywood. — Jan Koum Bollywood Copy Share Image
Facebook, Google, Apple, Yahoo - there's a common theme. None of these companies ever sold. By staying independent, they were able to… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
Ironically, I grew up watching Indian movies as a kid in Russia. I am quite familiar with Bollywood. I grew up watching… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
We continue to grow, and, just like with countries like China or other countries where we are not doing particularly well, we… — Jan Koum China Copy Share Image
I grew up in a society where everything you did was eavesdropped on, recorded, snitched on. I had friends when we were… — Jan Koum Anecdotes Copy Share Image
A lot of what I experienced growing up in the U.S.S.R. and coming to the U.S. as an immigrant actually reflects itself… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
We're not interested in bombarding our users with, 'Hey, play this game, play this game, play this game.' It gets annoying, it… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
We're somewhat lucky here in the United States, where we hope that the checks and balances hold out for many years to… — Jan Koum Checks and balances Copy Share Image
Nobody should have the right to eavesdrop, or you become a totalitarian state - the kind of state I escaped as a… — Jan Koum Communication Copy Share Image
Advertising isn't just the disruption of aesthetics, the insults to your intelligence and the interruption of your train of thought. At every… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
At WhatsApp, our engineers spend all their time fixing bugs, adding new features and ironing out all the little intricacies in our… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
I grew up in Russia. We had a telephone line, but a load of our neighbours didn't. It became a shared resource… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
You don't have to give us your name and we don't ask for your email address. We don't know your birthday. We… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
We're obsessed with making sure that voice and video work well even on low-end phones. — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
I didn't have a computer until I was 19 - but I did have an abacus. — Jan Koum Abacus Copy Share Image
When advertising is involved, you, the user, are the product. — Jan Koum Advertising Copy Share Image
Anybody can build a company and sell the company the next day. That doesn't make you special, it doesn't make you unique,… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
'WhatsApp' began as a simple idea: ensuring that anyone could stay in touch with family and friends anywhere on the planet, without… — Jan Koum Family Copy Share Image
