RAGS TO RICHES :The WHATSAPP(Jan Koum) story!!!!!

REMARKABLE STORIES THAT PROVIDE ENDLESS MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION!!!!

WHAT'S UP????  WHAT'S UP????

    Well the story of WHATSAPP is here!!!!!!!!!!!

MY OPINION:

Friends,

Everybody comes across problems in life in some or the other form,some never make an attempt to come out of them,some have the desire to make it big but lack enough Dedication and Hardwork but there are some who come out of every obstacle and create history like never before.I am talking about that category of people who provide the greatest inspiration and motivation to the rest of the world.

"Nothing is beyond us if we believe in ourselves" is what these remarkable stories teach us.

                                                                    -MY THOUGHT

In this post,I am going to share with you the story of Jan Koum who became an overnight Billionare ,Thanks to WhatsApp!!   

WhatsApp Story:                    

The poor Ukranian immigrant who became a silicon valley mogul : Jan Koum

• When Facebook announced that it was buying Mobile messaging start up WHATSAPPfor $19 Billion in February 2014, that caused quite a stir.JAN KOUM, the startup's cofounder became the most talked about Entrepreneur overnight.Media reported that the WhatsApp floored Mark Zuckerberg so much that the record offer was made so that the two could become "FRIENDS".

JAN KOUM

• A true rags to riches hero,Koum was born and raised in a village on the outskirts of Kiev,Ukraine,as the only child of a housewife and a construction labourer.
• Forbes reported that his had no hot water,and his parents eared that their phone was tapped by the state and so rarely talked on it.
• He immigrated to California with his mother when he was 16.He used to sweep the floor of a grocery store and stood in line to collect food stamps.By 18,he was an expert computer hacker.
• In 1997,Koum was hired by Yahoo as an Infrastructure engineer,shortly after he met Brian Acton while working at Ernst&Young as a security tester.In January 2009,Koum bought an iPhone and realized that it would spawn a whole new industry of apps.On his birthday,February 24, 2009,he incorporated WhatsApp Inc. in California.   

                                          A TRULY REMARKABLE STORY!!!!!