Thursday, 23 April 2015

QUOTE BY JAN KOUM * I want to do one thing & do it well *



Product. Merchandise .Good. Item for consumption . New age  products has got to have a cool new look that’ll make the consumer sit up and take notice. Product has to have  mass appeal .Good products enable customers in  solving   problems. The key of a winner product is great value at the right price. Achievers care for these values and ensure this while serving their customers. Jan Koum is one such exceptional individual who believes in his customers. Jan Koum was born in a small village. Koum belonged to a poor family . Even his house did not have electricity. Life*s adversaries only made him stronger. Jan learnt computer networking all by himself with manuals and started working. Soon he became cofounder of  WhatsApp and created history. Just to share, Jan Koum is CEO and co-founder with Brian Acton of WhatsApp.  Jan Koum is an  internet entrepreneur and computer engineer. In 1997, Jan Koum was hired by Yahoo as an infrastructure engineer.  In January 2009, he bought an iPhone and realized that the then-seven-month-old App Store was about to spawn a whole new industry of apps and then in Feb. 24, 2009, he incorporated WhatsApp Inc. in California.  Jan Koum has never looked back since then. WhatsApp is the most globally popular app with 800 million users ( As at April, 15 )  .  WhatsApp has become immensely popular due to sheer customer delight .  WhatsApp  does not employ even a marketer. Only happy  customers keep on giving referrals to their friends . In 2014, he entered the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans at position 62.Quote by JAN KOUM sums up his philosophy *Focus on simplicity to customers , listen to your customers and iterate if you feel.*


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