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“Marketing and press kicks up dust. It gets in your eye, and then you’re not focusing on the product.”

Quote by Jan Koum

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Jan Koum, born on February 24, 1976, is an internet entrepreneur renowned for his innovation in the social media sector. He is best known as the co-founder of WhatsApp, an instant messaging application that was later acquired by Facebook for $19 billion. Koum grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine, and immigrated to the United States with his family. He completed his education there and began his career in technology in Silicon Valley, where he founded WhatsApp, which revolutionized global communication. more

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