And the VCR did the same thing: the movie industry thought nobody would ever watch movies any more. Niklas Zennstrom industrymoviething Change image and share on social
Today as an entrepreneur you have more options. Niklas Zennstrom entrepreneuroptiontoday Change image and share on social
You have 1 billion people using the Internet with 200 million of those now using broadband internet connections, so the Internet has become a powerful network. It can carry calls. Niklas Zennstrom billionbroadbandcall Change image and share on social
Talent can pop up anywhere in the world, it's not just one city block. Niklas Zennstrom blockcitypop Change image and share on social
International markets are much bigger than the U.S. In Sweden we have 9 million inhabitants, and if you're successful in Sweden, you're not successful - it's such a small market. Niklas Zennstrom biginhabitantinternational Change image and share on social
Silicon Valley is the best place to start a tech company in so many ways. Niklas Zennstrom companyplacesilicon Change image and share on social
When we started Skype, if you look at analyst reports, no one forecasted it as a big business. Also when Google started, it was not fashionable to be in search. It's not trying to do the obvious - that's the hard part. Niklas Zennstrom analystbigbusiness share on social
They also can combine voice with instant messaging and online file sharing. Niklas Zennstrom combinefileinstant Change image and share on social
The thing about the Internet is the openness. People can link to each other themselves. Niklas Zennstrom internetlinkopenness Change image and share on social
When we look at investing, we always think about 'how defensible is this, how likely is it that somebody is going to copy this.' E-commerce tends to be something easy to copy because it's execution. Niklas Zennstrom commercecopydefensible Change image and share on social
