After going through this story, I realize that people’s view, opinion and conclusion over once life does not determine his or her final destination. When we face rejection in our society it is our responsibility to move on irrespective of how tough and hard the situation is. I keep on saying no justification to fail in life.
Imagine Acton a co-founder of Whatsapp application applied to work with Facebook
in 2009, his application was turned down. He partnered jan Koum to develop a worldwide
messaging application called Whatsppa, just after five years of Whatsapp reign
Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg paid about $19bn to Acton and Jam Koum to
acquire Whatsapp.
Don’t give up culled from theguardian
Acton, who said 'looking forward to life's next adventure' after rejection,
and partner Jan Koum now celebrating $19bn deal
It turned out to be an expensive mistake for Mark
Zuckerberg. A $19bn one to be precise.
Like any other dejected interviewee, he used Twitter to express his glass
half full disappointment: "Facebook
turned me down … looking forward to life's next adventure."
That adventure saw Acton and partner Jan Koum, a Ukrainian immigrant whose childhood
experience of Soviet era surveillance inspired its messaging service, toast a blockbuster deal that has turned them both into
multibillionaires.
While Koum survived a tough schooling in a village outside Kiev and dropped out
of San Jose State University, Acton, a Stanford computer science graduate,
whiled away his time playing golf in suburban Florida.
The thinking behind WhatsApp is rooted in Koum's memories of a country where
phones were tapped and school friends were censured for their views.
With Koum is only in his late 30s and Acton in his early 40s, the men are older than many of their Silicon Valley brethren: Zuckerberg is only 29.
But Acton says age brings perspective as investors salivate over fast-growing services such as Snapchat: "Great, teenagers [on Snapchat] can use it to get laid all day long," he told one interviewer.
With Koum is only in his late 30s and Acton in his early 40s, the men are older than many of their Silicon Valley brethren: Zuckerberg is only 29.
But Acton says age brings perspective as investors salivate over fast-growing services such as Snapchat: "Great, teenagers [on Snapchat] can use it to get laid all day long," he told one interviewer.
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