Facebook bought WhatsApp one year ago today. Here are 11 quotes from its billionaire cofounders
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Koum and Acton met while working as Yahoo engineers. They are both part of the "Facebook reject club." They hate advertising, and they feel strongly about having WhatsApp remain independent even though Facebook now owns it.
Koum moved to the US from communist Ukraine when he was 16. Acton was born in Michigan. Both are now billionaires.
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