Brian Acton And Jan Koum Are Turned Down By Facebook
It seems like Mark Zuckerberg can make an oversight as well. WhatsApp developer Brian Acton had applied for a job at Facebook back in 2009 – but was rejected. A couple of months later, he developed and released the messaging app WhatsApp, which has taken the world by storm. In 2014, Facebook bought WhatsApp for a staggering $19 billion, which made Acton and Koum extremely rich. However, with a bit more foresight, Facebook could’ve had the developers in-house from the start.
Brian Acton And Jan Koum Are Turned Down By Facebook
A Controlled Burn Goes Out Of Control
Controlled burns is one way of clearing large areas. However, as we’ve seen in past years, fire can spread. When the Department of Environmental Protection burned woodland in Florida’s Little Manatee River State Park in 2011, they planned to burn only 25 acres. However, the fire got out of control and ended up ravaging 125 acres. It’s not clear how much the accident cost those who were responsible, but it probably wasn’t cheap.
A Controlled Burn Goes Out Of Control
