WhatsApp Founder Was Rejected By Both Twitter And Facebook Before $19 Billion Buyout

WhatsApp Founder Was Rejected By Both Twitter And Facebook Before $19 Billion Buyout

Facebook has acquired super-popular social messaging app WhatsApp for a heady $16 billion in cash and stock, plus another $3 billion in restricted stock over the next four years.

Not bad for a company that was founded less than five years ago. And it’s a huge win for founder Brian Acton, who was turned down for positions by both Twitter and Facebook before launching WhatsApp.

Rewind back to 2009 and Acton, whose role at Yahoo had come to an end after 11 (probably long) years, was looking for a new challenge.

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