Talent can pop up anywhere in the world, it's not just one city block. Niklas Zennstrom blockcitypop Change image and share on social
When a business becomes successful seemingly overnight, no one knows about all the months and years you've invested, all the projects you've tried before that didn't work. Niklas Zennstrom businesshaveinvest Change image and share on social
I try not to dwell on big mistakes but to move on when I make a mistake. I make mistakes most of the times and that's part of the risk profile being an entrepreneur. I guess one big mistake I did was not to start my own company earlier. I spent nine years working for others before starting Kazaa in 2000. Niklas Zennstrom bigcompanydwell share on social
As an entrepreneur, if you're the originator, you need to be faster than ever. Niklas Zennstrom entrepreneurfastoriginator Change image and share on social
It's extremely hard to build a company with a product that everyone loves, is free and has no business model, and then to innovate a business model. I did that with Kazaa, had half a billion downloads but that wasn't a sustainable business. Niklas Zennstrom billionbuildbusiness share on social
If you can use a Web browser, you can use Skype. Niklas Zennstrom browserskypeweb Change image and share on social
Another differentiator is that Skype is free and simple to set up, and it costs us virtually nothing for a new user to join the Skype network, which is why we can offer the service for free. Niklas Zennstrom costdifferentiatorfree Change image and share on social
We have just started, and if you compare the number of people using Skype to the number using a telephone network around the world, we're still just starting. Niklas Zennstrom comparenetworknumb Change image and share on social
In fact, we just surpassed our first 1 million simultaneous users online. Niklas Zennstrom factmilliononline Change image and share on social
I hope that my investment into Atomico will become my best financial investment to date. Niklas Zennstrom atomicodatefinancial Change image and share on social