After spending up to $19 billion to buy back Google in 2014, Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg had a period of "not healthy rice, not sweet soup" with the founders of this messaging service.
Specifically, in an interview with Forbes, Acton revealed his strained relationship with two leaders Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, mainly related to how Facebook makes money from Facebook Facebook Facebook.
Acton said that neither of the two co-fo founders of WhatsApp likes to add ads to the app, but this is Facebook's main way to make money. Even, at the most intense of the meeting, Zuckerberg told Acton, This will be the last time you talk to me.
After many disagreements, in 2017, Acton left his position on Facebook, and a year later, Jan Koum also decided to leave. After leaving Facebook, Brian Acton was not given the full amount as originally agreed. He recalled that when he left the company, he checked Facebook stock prices, and the decision cost him up to $850 million.
Not only WhatsApp, Zuckerberg also made many decisions that the two co-founder of Instagram could not accept. Earlier this week, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger surprisingly decided to leave Instagram.
The reason for the two co-fo founders' departure from the company has not been disclosed. However, according to some reputable newspapers, including the New York Times, the cause may be related to recent months of instability and scandals on Facebook, causing them to decide to leave the company.
Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger jointly founded an Instagram photo sharing app in 2010. Two years later, Facebook acquired Instagram for about $1 billion.
To date, this social network has attracted more than 1 billion users worldwide. Instagram is considered Facebook's most successful acquisition. This social network quickly became a strong growth driver for Facebook in terms of number of users and advertising revenue.
