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
The next Google or Facebook will come from somewhere other than Silicon Valley. Niklas Zennstrom facebookgooglesilicon Change image and share on social
If you could utilize the resources of the end users' computers, you could do things much more efficiently. Niklas Zennstrom computerefficientlyend Change image and share on social
It is very similar to companies like Google and other internet companies. When you go and search on Google you don't pay for that. But sometimes you click on an advert and Google makes money on that. Niklas Zennstrom advertclickcompany Change image and share on social
Then people started using it more and more and it became the most downloaded software on the internet. Niklas Zennstrom downloadinternetpeople 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
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
As an entrepreneur, if you're the originator, you need to be faster than ever. Niklas Zennstrom entrepreneurfastoriginator Change image and share on social
Surround yourself with smart, dedicated people - to build something isn't a one-man show. It's more important to have smart people who really believe in what you're doing than really experienced people who may not share your dream. Niklas Zennstrom builddedicatedream 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
