WhatsApp Founder Used Unchangable Airline Ticket To Pressure Facebook 144
McGruber writes "In a post on the Flyertalk website, WhatsApp founder Jan Koum provides another interesting detail about how he steered WhatsApp into a $16 billion deal with Facebook: 'we announced the deal with Facebook on wednesday after the market closed. during the process, we realized there was a chance we might not be able to get the deal wrapped up and signed on wednesday and it could delay. when the risk of the delay became real, i said: "if we don't get it done on wednesday, it probably wont get done. i have tickets on thursday to fly out to Barcelona which i bought with miles and they are not easily refundable or even possible to change. this has to be done by wednesday or else!!!"...and so one of the biggest deals in tech history had to be scheduled around my M&M award ticket."
Refund. (Score:5, Funny)
his last miles award.... (Score:2, Funny)
think he'll be flying to Barca on a private jet next time.. at at least a full fare F ticket.
We Better Get This Deal Done ASAP... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Really though? (Score:5, Funny)
At least he can afford a new keyboard now. One with a shift key, maybe.
Re:Refund. (Score:2, Funny)
He sold it. It's not his problem any more. Facebook can refund or whatever.