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Brian Acton Quotes

American - Businessman | 1972 -

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.

Service Building Process Product DNA

It's not 100 per cent clear to me what's working about Snapchat.

Me Working Clear Snapchat About Per

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.

Identity World Present You Telephone

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.

Family College Me Mom Important Did

FreeBSD has a nicely tuned network stack and extremely good reliability.

Good Reliability Network Stack Tuned

The best part of working with Facebook has been the cross-fertilization of ideas, people, and technology.

Technology Best People Ideas Working

My DNA is building a product and a service.

Service Building Product DNA

Companies that have been built and operated for a long time are the most successful companies.

Time Long Long Time Successful Been

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.

Myself You Measure Look Understand

When I worked at Yahoo, I saw a lot of acquisitions. Some succeeded, and some failed. I think I have learned from that.

Think I Have Learned Saw Acquisitions

When I joined 'WhatsApp,' I was 38 years old. Opportunity is available to us in all walks of life and at all ages.

Life Opportunity Old Years Us Walks

Building secure products actually makes for a safer world; many people in law enforcement may not agree with that.

People Law Law Enforcement World May

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