I didn't have a computer until I was 19 - but I did have an abacus.

More Quotes by Jan Koum

I want to do one thing and do it well.

Communication is at the very core of our society. That's what makes us human.

A lot of times, people start out with a lot of good ideas, but then they don't execute. They lose the purity of their vision. You end up running around in circles.

Nobody should have the right to eavesdrop, or you become a totalitarian state - the kind of state I escaped as a kid to come to this country where you have democracy and freedom of speech.

Marketing and press kicks up dust. It gets in your eye, and then you're not focusing on the product.

I only have one idea, that is WhatsApp, and I am going to continue to focus on that. I have no plans to build any other ideas.