Jim Goetz and Jan Koum at Startup School SV 2014

Why it was recommended

WhatsApp actually used pricing as a way to slow their growth and give Jan Koum's team time to scale their infrastructure.

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What it covers

A Startup School SV 2014 conversation between Sequoia's Jim Goetz and WhatsApp founder Jan Koum. They discuss how Sequoia pursued WhatsApp, its tiny engineering team, and how. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Y Combinator

Length

29 min 13 sec

Year

2014

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