7526 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>He continued: <em>"It's a sign of hype. When we started Skype</em><em> in 2002, it took us 10 months for anyone to give us any funding - now there are probably some here writing out cheques.</em></p> <p> <em>"There's absolutely not the same kind of bubble situation as we had last time - but everything has its ups and downs. There is going to be a downturn some time."</em> </p> <p>Having revolutionised the music world when he launched the <a href="http://www.kazaa.com">KaZaA</a> peer-to-peer file sharing network, then the telecoms sector with free internet phone calls, Swede Zennstrom is regarded as one of the leading European net entrepreneurs.</p> <p> <em>"We [European startups] don't have the same advantage [as the US], so we have to look abroad",</em> he told delegates. <em>"Forget about your home market - you have to look at other markets.</em></p> <p> <em>"When we sold the company, no companies in Europe were interested in us. But the good thing about Skype is we are still a European company."</em> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>He continued: <Quote>"It's a sign of hype. When we started Skype</Quote><Quote> in 2002, it took us 10 months for anyone to give us any funding - now there are probably some here writing out cheques.</Quote></Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>"There's absolutely not the same kind of bubble situation as we had last time - but everything has its ups and downs. There is going to be a downturn some time."</Quote> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Having revolutionised the music world when he launched the <Link URL="http://www.kazaa.com" Window="New">KaZaA</Link> peer-to-peer file sharing network, then the telecoms sector with free internet phone calls, Swede Zennstrom is regarded as one of the leading European net entrepreneurs.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>"We [European startups] don't have the same advantage [as the US], so we have to look abroad",</Quote> he told delegates. <Quote>"Forget about your home market - you have to look at other markets.</Quote></Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>"When we sold the company, no companies in Europe were interested in us. But the good thing about Skype is we are still a European company."</Quote> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2006-12-11T09:42:00+00:00 1 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong> <a href="http://www.skype.com">Skype</a> founder Niklas Zennstrom has said the 'Web 2.0' phenomenon is built on more solid foundations than the first dotcom explosion - but a crash could be on the way.</strong> </p> <p>Speaking to delegates at the Le Web 3 conference here in Paris today, Zennstrom said: <em>"The big difference this time from six years ago is that we have the infrastructure built out now - in 2000, very few people had computers."</em></p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis> <Link URL="http://www.skype.com" Window="New">Skype</Link> founder Niklas Zennstrom has said the 'Web 2.0' phenomenon is built on more solid foundations than the first dotcom explosion - but a crash could be on the way.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Speaking to delegates at the Le Web 3 conference here in Paris today, Zennstrom said: <Quote>"The big difference this time from six years ago is that we have the infrastructure built out now - in 2000, very few people had computers."</Quote></Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 622 362330 Le Web 3: Web 2.0 stronger but vulnerable, Skype founder says false 2006-12-11T09:58:00+00:00 le-web-3-web-2-0-stronger-but-vulnerable-skype-founder-says 2009-04-28T22:39:49+01:00 2009-04-28T22:39:49+01:00 158