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
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. Niklas Zennstrom afraiddisappointexperience share on social
Look for when the environment is changing - the big shift now is mobile Internet. It's really happening big-time. The way you interact with services on a smart phone compared to the Web is quite different, so there's a huge opportunity. Niklas Zennstrom bigchangecompare share on social
What we are doing is taking advantage of the broadband Internet to provide basically unlimited free calls to anyone at a higher voice quality than they can with the phone lines. Niklas Zennstrom advantagebasicallybroadband Change image and share on social
When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought now that people could listen to music for free, who would want to buy a record in a record shop? But I think we all agree that radio stations are good stuff. Niklas Zennstrom agreebuycompany 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
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
The telephone is a 100-year-old technology. It's time for a change. Charging for phone calls is something you did last century. Niklas Zennstrom callcenturychange Change image and 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