- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Permanent
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- Nov 07, 2020
People want chat histories. They're a permanent testimony of a relationship.
- Computers
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, I was a big math and computer geek, that's true. I was driven by the scholastic side of things. For me, it was all about what I could do with math and computers.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom started an air-freight company; my grandmother built a golf course. I have a certain degree of entrepreneurial risk-taking in my family history. Maybe that eventually rubbed off on me a little bit.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
Going public is 18-month process, while an acquisition is a 6-month process. Going public means going under so much scrutiny, regulatory approval, auditing, magnified 10 times. Having the stomach to do that isn't necessarily in my DNA. My DNA is building a product and a service.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a certain degree of speculation that goes into valuations. In so far as the market supports a valuation, everyone who gets a great one deserves it, but they should also be cautious because that speculation is temporary. I saw Yahoo go from $100 billion to $10 billion. It's not a long-term measure.
- Extraordinary
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- Nov 07, 2020
WhatsApp provides phone-number-based messaging, and people asked, 'Isn't that what SMS is?' Yes, but SMS is expensive, antiquated, and what WhatsApp did was modernize and level that playing field. For example, in Europe, if France wants to talk to Belgium, it's extraordinary costly because of border and telecom charges.
- Present
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have a certain identity that you present to the world on Facebook, and you have a certain identity that you present with the telephone, and they are different.
- Communication
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- Nov 07, 2020
Your insurance broker has your telephone number, but your insurance broker doesn't have your Facebook ID. I think they are very different modes of communication. Commingling them can come with risk and peril.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me specifically, it was important to graduate. In my family, I was one of the first graduates. My mom did not have a college degree. My dad did not have a college degree.
- iPhone
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- Nov 07, 2020
In early 2010, we launched our first localized version of 'WhatsApp' for iPhone. It included Spanish and German language translations, to name a couple.
- Best Part
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best part of working with Facebook has been the cross-fertilization of ideas, people, and technology.
- Follow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think every acquisition is unique and different. The best strategy is to listen to the founders and follow their lead.
- DNA
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- Nov 07, 2020
My DNA is building a product and a service.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Companies that have been built and operated for a long time are the most successful companies.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
'WhatsApp' provides phone number-based messaging, and people asked, 'Isn't that what SMS is?' Yes, but SMS is expensive, antiquated, and what WhatsApp did was modernize and level that playing field.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I myself saw Yahoo become a $100 billion company and then become a $10 billion company, so you always have to look at valuations with a grain of salt and understand it is a point-in-time measure.
- I Have Learned
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I worked at Yahoo, I saw a lot of acquisitions. Some succeeded, and some failed. I think I have learned from that.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020