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Facebook’s $19 billion WhatsApp acquisition might not have happened if it wasn’t for Mark Zuckerberg’s Hungarian sheepdog, Beast (FB)

February 11, 2019 by sfgate Leave a Comment

Nick Bastone, provided by Published 9:59 pm PST, Sunday, February 10, 2019 Facebook’s $19 billion WhatsApp acquisition in 2014 might not have happened if it wasn’t for CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Hungarian sheepdog, Beast.  In an interview with CNN, Zuckerberg said, “My dog Beast, I think, is actually the secret weapon here.”  According to Zuckerberg, negotiations were tense but when Beast hopped onto WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum’s lap “a second later Jan goes like, ‘Okay, I think we’re good.'”  Facebook’s $19 billion WhatsApp acquisition in 2014 might not have happened if it wasn’t for CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Hungarian sheepdog, Beast.  Talking with CNN’s Laurie Segall in an interview aired on Sunday, Zuckerberg described the multi-billion dollar negotiations with WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum and how his dog helped make the deal happen.  “My dog Beast, I think, is actually the secret weapon here,” he said. “It was a tense moment and Jan was like, ‘All right I need to think about this.’” Zuckerberg said the room was silent for a few minutes before Beast walked in, “kinda confused.” “He’s like, ‘What’s going on? These two guys are just sitting here silent,” the billionaire recounted. “[Beast] then walks up to Jan and jumps in his lap,” Zuckerberg said. “And then Jan starts petting him and a second later he’s like, ‘Okay, I think we’re good.'” The two struck a deal, and Facebook purchased the messaging app for a whopping $19 billion. Beast continues to be a beloved member of the Zuckerberg household, with his… [Read full story]




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