Kubva kune vadiki vanogadzira mapurogiramu kusvika kune mamirioni ari chikamu cheFacebook, iyi ndiyo pfupiso yehupenyu hwaJan Koum naBrian Acton, isingazivikanwe kune vazhinji veavo vakashandisa application yavo, asi vachifunga munyika yekukurukurirana uye kutumira mameseji uye sezvatinozviona. nhasi. Ndivo vakavamba WhatsApp. Uye iyi ndiyo nyaya yekunyanya kudhura application munyika.
Izvo zvisina munhu angadai akambotaura kuti kutanga kwemabasa aJan Koum naBrian Acton akatanga nekuramba Facebook. Iyo social network iyo nhasi ndeimwe yemakambani anohaya matarenda makuru munyika yevagadziri, yakaramba avo vaizowana iyo inonyanya kuzivikanwa uye inonyanya kushandiswa application munyika. Vese vakanyorera basa iro Palo Alto akange atumira, uye vese vakarambwa. Sezvineiwo, Brian Acton akanyora paTwitter yake kuti: “Facebook yandiramba. Iwe wakave nemukana wakanaka wekusangana nevamwe vanhu vakuru. Ndatomirira chiitiko chinotevera chehupenyu. Izvo Brian angave asina kufunga panguva iyoyo ndezvekuti Facebook yaizopedzisira yatenga iyo app yaaizozviwana.
Hupenyu hwaJan hahuna kutanga nenzira inovimbisa zvakanyanya, kana. Akaberekerwa mutaundi duku pedyo Kiev, muUkraine. Mhuri yake yaitofanira kushanda nesimba kuti iwane chouviri, uye musha wavo wakanga usina kana magetsi. Zvechokwadi yanga isiri iyo nzvimbo yakanakisa yekuzopedzisira wave mumwe wevanonyanya kudiwa vanogadzira zvirongwa munyika. Zvisinei, iye naamai vake vakatama paaiva nemakore gumi nematanhatu ndokuenda kunowira kuMountain View, vachiwana pekugara mufurati rine makamuri maviri nekuda kwerubatsiro rwehurumende. Ikoko Jan akatanga kuzvipira kuita mabasa mashomanene ayo mukomana wokuUkraine aigona kuwana munyika yakasimukira, naizvozvo akatanga kuchenesa muchitoro chegirosari, apo amai vake vaishanda somureri wevana. Zvakadaro, zvaienderana nerubatsiro rwehurumende. Hazvishamisi, naizvozvo, kuti zvinhu zvose zvakaparara apo amai vavo vakabatwa kenza. Pamwe zvese izvi ndizvo zvakazoita kuti atange kuzvidzidzisa. Pazera re16, akadzidza nezve network computing masisitimu kubva kumanyoro kubva kune yechipiri-ruoko bhuku chitoro. Izvi zvakazoita kuti anyore kuSan Jose State University, uye kuti awane basa kuErnst & Young achiitisa bvunzo dzekuchengetedza komputa. Pakanga pari panguva iyoyo apo hupenyu hwaActon naKoum hwakapindirana pamutsara wenguva.
Jan akazowana basa kuYahoo semainjiniya ezvivakwa, kwaakasanganawo naBrian. Panguva ino, akafunga kusiya koreji, chimwe chinhu chatakatoona vazhinji vane mukurumbira munyika tech vachiita. Zvisinei, kure nekuwana kugadzikana mukambani yeAmerica, iye naBrian vakasarudza kusiya Yahoo muna 2007, kuti vazvipire kuti vazorore uye vatange kufamba. Zviripachena, kuchengetedza kwavo hakuna kugara kwenguva refu, uye ndipo pavakatanga kufunga nezvekuwana mari, vari muna 2009 pavakatanga kuumba izvo nhasi hupenyu hwezuva nezuva hwemamiriyoni evashandisi.
Jan Koum akatenga iPhone uye ndiwo maziviro aakaita kuti nyika yezvikumbiro yaizove inotevera paradigm huru muhunyanzvi. Ini ndaida kugadzira sevhisi yekutumira mameseji yaive nyore uye nekukasira, ndichifunga kuti izvi zvinogona kushanda zvinoshamisa kana zvakavakirwa pavashandisi venhare sehwaro. Chinangwa chaive chekuti munhu wese akwanise kuonana nevamwe vanhu papuratifomu imwe chete, uye zviri nyore.
WhatsApp yakazvarwa
Zvisinei, basa racho rakanga risina kujeka sezvandaitarisira. Pfungwa yacho yakanga yakajeka zvikuru. Iwe waingofanirwa kugadzira chikuva chakagadzirwa kuti vashandisi vataure kune mumwe nemumwe. Asi basa rehurongwa rakatanga kuoma, uye yaive mwedzi yekushanda nesimba nekuedza, nemiedzo nemiedzo yaisanganisirwa, izvo zvakadhura Koum kupedzisa chikumbiro. Muchokwadi, panguva yese iyoyo, paive nenguva dzakaoma umo Jan akasvika pakufunga kusiya zvachose WhatsApp. Uye panguva iyoyo Brian Acton akasvika. Mumwe wake akamukurudzira kuti aedze kunyorera kwemwedzi mishoma, kuti aone kuti yakashanda sei, uye ndozvakaita dzimwe shamwari dzake dzaigara kuRussia dzakaguma dzachiisa kekutanga. Mapinduriro avakaitwa aya aive akanaka, akanaka chose, vakabva vafunga kuti WhatsApp yaifanira kuona chiedza nepamusoro.
WhatsApp 2.0 yakasvika, uye vashandisi vekushandisa vasvika zviuru mazana maviri nemakumi mashanu. Panguva iyoyo, vashomanene zvikuru vakanga vachiishandisa munyika yose. Vamwe chete ndivo vakanga vazvibhadharira, kubvira ipapo kwaingova neshanduro yakabhadharwa yeIOS. Nekudaro, zvishoma nezvishoma zvakakura, uye muna 250.000 zvakava pakati pemakumi maviri emhando dzekushandisa muUnited States App Store. Akanga atanga rwendo rwake rwekubudirira, uye akanga achizoenderera mberi, asingamire. Avo vako vane ndangariro dziri nani, unogona kurangarira zviziviso zvaive zvakatenderedza guta umo maratidziro akaonekwa. Chakanga chave chirevo chakashandiswa neNokia kukwezva vashandisi. Tenga Nokia, iva neWhatsApp, ndiwo aive meseji yakauya nekambani yekuFinnish kuzopa. Mumakore maviri, vaive ne2011 miriyoni vashandisi vanoshanda, uye raive gore rapfuura.
Iyo data inoshamisa, kwete nekuda kwezvavaive vawana panguva iyoyo, asi nekuti kubva panguva iyoyo kusvika zvino pave nekuchinja kukuru. WhatsApp parizvino ine 450 miriyoni vashandisi vanoshanda, iri iyo kambani yasvika iyo nhamba inokurumidza munhoroondo (data kubva kune venture capitalist yakaburitswa mublog reimwe yemakambani ekudyara paWhatsApp).
Chinhu chinoshamisa ndechekuti chikumbiro chakangoverenga uye chakashanda nemainjiniya makumi matatu nemaviri. Kune mushandisi mumwechete wevashandisi vanosvika mamirioni gumi nemana, chikamu chisingafungidzike mune chero sevhisi yepamhepo. Asi pane zvinyorwa zvinotonyanya kuda kuziva kupfuura izvozvo, sekuti hapana nguva yavakambove nekutengeserana kana hukama hweveruzhinji, uye kuti kunyangwe zvakadaro vakakwanisa kukura zvakanyanya panguva ino. Ivo havana kumbobvira vada kushambadzirwa, uye kutaura zvazviri, havana kumbobvira vaine chiratidzo chine logo uye zita rekambani yavo pafacade yedzimbahwe ravo. Kiyi yeWhatsApp yanga iri muvashandisi, vakaona kuti iyo application yakashanda zvakanaka, uye yakaita kuti vamwe vatange kuishandisa.
Kusvika pakutenga WhatsApp paFacebook, Jan Koum ndiye aive muridzi we45% yekambani iyi, ukuwo Brian aine 20%. Jan ane kodzero yemadhora 6,8 bhiriyoni, ukuwo Brian achizobhadhara madhora mazana matatu emadhora, mukuwedzera kumabasa ake enhau. Hongu, hupenyu hwachinja zvakanyanya kune vaviri ava vanogadzira mapurogiramu, vakabva pakurambwa neFacebook, kusvika pakuva nekambani yakatengwa nenhamba huru munhoroondo yekunyorera.
