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-   -   Thoughts about my free iphone app - WhatsApp (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travel-technology/952359-thoughts-about-my-free-iphone-app-whatsapp.html)

BobbySteel Feb 21, 2014 9:00 am
Awesome exit! Congrats on the M&M award redemption too - those are a total pain to get.

meshugener Feb 21, 2014 11:42 am
Congratulations

If you would only let me buy your company with my credit card.

nkedel Feb 21, 2014 11:43 am
Originally Posted by chx1975 (Post 22388953)
Congratulations! (Btw. did you know that you can fly your own plane for seriously less than $19B? You could even buy Lufthansa in a pinch and have change left to the tunes of 7.5B dollars.)
I'm pretty sure buying a major airline at a valuation like that comes with a WHOLE mess of debt. :) It's be pretty funny though, and having seen what airline managers get up to it would be interesting thing to see a tech executive take it on. Hard to imagine them doing worse :D

benmacd Feb 21, 2014 1:13 pm
Congratulations, what an achievement! ^

mudd_stuffin Feb 21, 2014 1:53 pm
Congratulations! This is amazing. Facebook is also mentioned as a cheap stock looking out to 2016/17 earnings.

Here is an interesting article on the background of the founders!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...chocolate.html

CApreppie Feb 21, 2014 2:20 pm
Congratulations! It is a loved app and it is great when success is rewarded! Remember us little FTers. :)

19103_aa Feb 21, 2014 2:39 pm
So helpful outside the US. Congrats. We knew you when. :)

ma91pmh Feb 21, 2014 3:31 pm
This is a truly fantastic story, and many, many congratulations on this deal.

And yes as a Brit living here in the US it is wonderful to see people rejoicing in other people's success, it is a great quality of America and long may it last!

Outstanding!

cerealmarketer Feb 22, 2014 12:55 pm
Great story and great to take the time to post the follow up in person.

Once thrifty always thrifty.

DavidAL Feb 22, 2014 1:16 pm
Awesome story of hardwork and dedication! Hope you can post some awesome trip reports now!

Doc Savage Feb 22, 2014 1:18 pm
So Jan....


Have the Winklevoss twins sued you yet?:D

Jaimito Cartero Feb 22, 2014 2:17 pm
I know it's big in Asia. Most of the people I know in Indonesia seem to be using it. Me, as a texting dinosaur, doesn't know much about it.

Mikel at Webflyer Feb 22, 2014 2:40 pm
Originally Posted by largeeyes (Post 22389362)
Sorry, I just don't see something like this catching on.
:D:D:D

Congrats Jan! Has Canarsie contacted you yet for an exclusive TalkMail interview?

RatherBeOnATrain Feb 22, 2014 3:20 pm
Originally Posted by mudd_stuffin (Post 22392626)
Facebook is also mentioned as a cheap stock looking out to 2016/17 earnings.[/url]
Hahahaha. My understanding is that FB just spent 35% of their cash-on-hand to buy WhatsApp.... and WhatsApp's users include millions who create new accounts every year when their free for the first year accounts expire.

In another decade, "When FB bought WhatsApp" will be covered in the same business school textbook chapters that discuss when AOL bought TimeWarner and when Rupert bought MySpace.

bkafrick Feb 22, 2014 3:27 pm
Originally Posted by RatherBeOnATrain (Post 22398052)
WhatsApp's users include millions who create new accounts every year when their free for the first year accounts expire.
Um, its 99 cents. You really think people create a new account to avoid a 99 cent charge? :rolleyes:


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