Niklas Zennstrom
Niklas Zennstrom
Niklas Zennströmis a Swedish entrepreneur best known for founding several high-profile online ventures with Janus Friis including Skype and Kazaa. More recently he founded the technology investment firm Atomico and has become a significant figurehead for entrepreneurs in the tech sector. Zennström is also the co-founder of the charity organization Zennström Philanthropies...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionScientist
CountrySweden
dream smart believe
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.
video netflix kind
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.
powerful people connections
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.
ebay people today
Today, over one million people now make their living on eBay, which is astounding.
entrepreneur needs faster
As an entrepreneur, if you're the originator, you need to be faster than ever.
google pay advertising
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.
block cities world
Talent can pop up anywhere in the world, it's not just one city block,
jobs entrepreneur want
If you want to be an entrepreneur, it's not a job, it's a lifestyle.
moving thinking next
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.
numbers people world
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.
financial investment financial-investment
I hope that my investment into Atomico will become my best financial investment to date.
unique chinese
The Chinese market is very, very unique.
mistake moving years
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.
valleys way best-place
Silicon Valley is the best place to start a tech company in so many ways.