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Jan Koum first pitched whatsapp back in 2007 to an online community, how cool is this?

WhatsApp, a name that has become synonymous with instant messaging and voice-over-IP services, was founded in 2009 by Jan Koum and Brian Acton, two individuals who had previously worked at Yahoo. The idea for WhatsApp was born out of a desire to crea

🥣 From sleeping on railway station floors to building a ₹500 CR FMCG brand In 2010, Vivek couldn’t afford a ₹500 hotel room. He slept on railway platforms while pitching his product to kirana stores. Today, his brand Happilo clocks ₹500+ crore in

From Janitor to millionaire The Inspiring Story of Ronald James Ronald James, a janitor, left behind $8 million at his death. How did he do it? Simple habits: saving consistently, living below his means, and letting compound interest work its magic.

In 2023, Argentina was dying: • Central Bank $12B in debt • 50% poverty rate • 7,500% inflation Then Javier Milei became President. 11 months in, he's pulling off the greatest economic turnaround ever. In a 2-hour pod with Lex Fridman, he reveale

Day 4 - Startup Surprise From a Simple Status App to a $19 Billion Acquisition: The WhatsApp Story When we think of billion-dollar startups, we often imagine a revolutionary idea backed by big investors from day one. But WhatsApp's journey was diffe

After arriving in India, Jobs realised that he had underestimated the poverty in the country, making his journey more arduous that he could have thought, but it was his time with Neem Karoli Baba, famously known as the reincarnation of the monkey God

"His TV broke. So he built a billion-dollar startup." In 2009, Girish Mathrubootham bought a TV. It broke during shipping. The company gave terrible service. He got angry ... and got an idea. He quit his job, started building a better customer sup

🗣 Turkiye Gazetesi: Assad becomes the wealthiest refugee in history, transferring $135 billion to Russia before leaving Syria. 🌍💰 🔸 A familiar narrative emerges: the blame for Syria's anticipated poverty is placed on Assad's alleged transfer o