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
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
We have 2 million users in the U.S. and about 13 million worldwide in more than 200 countries. We're getting 80,000 new users each day. And more than half a million people are connected via Skype at any given moment. Niklas Zennstrom 000connectcountry 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
We also have a conference call feature where up to five people can talk on one Skype call. Niklas Zennstrom callconferencefeature Change image and share on social
Skype is for any individual who has a broadband Internet connection. Niklas Zennstrom broadbandconnectionindividual Change image and share on social
Some Internet operators are concerned that video services such as Netflix and YouTube consume lots of the bandwidth on the network. While there is some truth to this, my guess is that the operators wished they could provide the same kind of services with the same success as Netflix and YouTube. Niklas Zennstrom bandwidthconcernconsume share on social
If you want to be an entrepreneur, it's not a job, it's a lifestyle. It defines you. Forget about vacations, about going home at 6 pm - last thing at night you'll send emails, first thing in the morning you'll read emails, and you'll wake up in the middle of the night. But it's hugely rewarding as you're fulfilling something for yourself. Niklas Zennstrom defineemailentrepreneur share on social