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 ….

When a business becomes successful seemingly overnight, no one knows about all the months and years you've invested, all the projects you've tried be….

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….

The next Google or Facebook will come from somewhere other than Silicon Valley..

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

The telephone is a 100-year-old technology. It's time for a change. Charging for phone calls is something you did last century..

If you want to be an entrepreneur, it's not a job, it's a lifestyle..

It's extremely hard to build a company with a product that everyone loves, is free and has no business model, and then to innovate a business model. ….

As an entrepreneur, if you're the originator, you need to be faster than ever..

If you could utilize the resources of the end users' computers, you could do things much more efficiently..

Talent can pop up anywhere in the world, it's not just one city block..

Some Internet operators are concerned that video services such as Netflix and YouTube consume lots of the bandwidth on the network. While there is so….

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….

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 successfu….

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 ….

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 thos….

The thing about the Internet is the openness. People can link to each other themselves..

Silicon Valley is the best place to start a tech company in so many ways..

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 t….

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….

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 ….