Niklas Zennstrom Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“The Chinese market is very, very unique.”

“They also can combine voice with instant messaging and online file sharing.”

“We have 2 million users in the U.S. and about 13 million worldwide in more than 200 countries.”

“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.”

“As an investor, what we're not looking for is 'oh this is a cool app,' it's 'is this something that can become a big business?' You need to find those that can become real businesses.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Video is moving online in a big way. It's proven to be a challenging market for some companies that start out as a pure Internet company such as Joost.”

“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.”

“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.”