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enahs-sf on March 24, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bubble talk

Jan Koum actually stated at Startup School that whatsapp started monetizing to REDUCE load because they were acquiring users too fast and that it backfired, ultimately leading to profitability. From a strategic standpoint, whatsapp puts facebook in a great mobile position in a lot of emerging markets outside the US.

hnnewguy on March 24, 2015 [–]

>that it backfired, ultimately leading to profitability.

On what planet can the act of becoming profitable be considered a "backfire"?

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