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....

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.

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 in search. It’s not trying to do...

They are technology freaks and not the kind of guys who seek publicity, but a Vanity Fair shoot in Cannes gives them a broader appeal. We drink beer in the Electric and play pool at...

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. I did that with Kazaa, had half a...

We have a much higher penetration in countries like Brazil and Poland, where phone rates are high and service is hit or miss in some places.

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

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.

If you can use a Web browser, you can use Skype.

China is one of our absolutely top markets; it is a big growth market for broadband,