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Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME Appblog.textit.in
So it finally happened, Facebook snatched up WhatsApp for the not so bargain price of $16B to the simultaneous head explosion of every entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. A common cry echoed around the... -
Exclusive: The Rags-To-Riches Tale Of How Jan Koum Built WhatsApp Into Facebook's New $19 Billion Babyforbes.com
Jan Koum picked a meaningful spot to sign the $19 billion deal to sell his company WhatsApp to Facebook earlier today. Koum, cofounder Brian Acton and venture capitalist Jim Goetz of Sequoia drove a few blocks from WhatsApp’s discreet headquarters in M... -
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Chrome experiment - WebSIDigorski.nl
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Aereo loses copyright fight, gets banned in 6 statesarstechnica.com
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Google’s Unusual Offer to WhatsApp - The Informationtheinformation.com
More than six months ago, Google approached WhatsApp with an odd offer: It would pay the mobile messaging startup in exchange for the right to be notified if the messaging app entered into acquisition talks with other companies, according to a person i... -
Fail Fail Win: Never Give Upuncrunched.com
Two 2009 tweets by WhatsApp (acquired for $16+ billion today) cofounder Brian Acton that show that even the most successful entrepreneurs need to face a little failure here and there: Via -
Tesla CEO Musk on Battery Factor, Model X, Apple: Videobloomberg.com
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Motors Inc., talks about the company's plans for a "gigafactory" to supply batteries, Model X SUV, talks with Apple Inc. and fourth-quarter profit. Tesla reported net income that beat analysts' estimates and ... -
Beyond Slush, Strays and Stalin: An Alternative Sochi Storylifelisted.com
I only have one rule for the woman whom I will eventually marry. Before I propose, we have to go on a bad trip together. If the planned trip turns out too well, we will need to try again. The trip needs to go poorly. I’m a hopeless romantic; I know. Co... -
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Why Selling WhatsApp To Facebook Would Be The Biggest Mistake Of Jan Koum's And Brian Acton's Livesforbes.com
There are strong rumors that WhatsApp founders, Jan Koum and Brian Acton, are thinking of selling out to Facebook. Here are 9 reasons why they shouldn't and play for the long haul as independent. - threes.meteor.com
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Twitter / brianacton: Facebook turned me down. It ...twitter.com
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Dear Python, Why Are You So Ugly?grokcode.com
Dear Python, something has been bothering me for a while. Its just that, well, ummm...you're kind of ugly. Look, you are beautiful inside: Python is a beautiful language and the Python community is... -
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Steve Jobs threatened Palm’s CEO, plainly and directly, court documents revealpando.com
Another lesson from the Silicon Valley wage theft suit, which I first reported here, is what can happen to even powerful tech CEOs who make the fatal mistake of standing up to monopoly power. It’s ... -
Facebook Stock Falls 5% In After Hours Trading Following WhatsApp Purchase Announcement | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
Facebook today announced that it will acquire WhatsApp for a combined $16 billion in cash and stock. WhatsApp's employees pick up an additional $3 billion.. - python.org