The telephone is a 100-year-old technology. Its time for a change. Charging for phone calls is something you did last century. – Niklas Zennstrom
And the VCR did the same thing: the movie industry thought nobody would ever watch movies any more. – Niklas Zennstrom
As an investor, what were not looking for is oh this is a cool app, its is this something that can become a big business? You need to find those that can become real businesses. – Niklas Zennstrom
You shouldnt 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. Dont get disappointed. – Niklas Zennstrom
When somebody has an enormous success in this culture, people start asking two questions, which are What are you doing now? and How are you going to beat that? And I have to say, I love the assumption that your intention is to beat yourself constantly – that youre in battle against yourself. – Elizabeth Gilbert