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
With our work at Kazaa, we began seeing growing broadband connections and more powerful computers and more streaming multimedia, and we saw that the traditional way of communicating by phone no longer made a lot of sense. Niklas Zennstrom beginbroadbandcommunicate share on social
You shouldn't be afraid of failure - when something fails, you think, 'What did I learn from that experience? I can do better next time.' Then kill that project and move on to the next. Don't get disappointed. Niklas Zennstrom afraiddisappointexperience share on social
When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought now that people could listen to music for free, who would want to buy a record in a record shop? But I think we all agree that radio stations are good stuff. Niklas Zennstrom agreebuycompany 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
If you can use a Web browser, you can use Skype. Niklas Zennstrom browserskypeweb Change image and share on social
Look for when the environment is changing - the big shift now is mobile Internet. It's really happening big-time. The way you interact with services on a smart phone compared to the Web is quite different, so there's a huge opportunity. Niklas Zennstrom bigchangecompare 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
I hope that my investment into Atomico will become my best financial investment to date. Niklas Zennstrom atomicodatefinancial Change image and share on social