Comments on: Who’s Skype’s Daddy? Niklas Of Course http://gigaom.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:05:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mosoci β » Why VoIP Innovation Died with Skype http://gigaom.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-590643 mosoci β » Why VoIP Innovation Died with Skype Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:30:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-590643 <p>[...] Up At Skype this morning. I'm happy to leave all the money posts to Bloomberg, WSJ, Skype Journal, GigaOM Valleywag etc. For me, my interest today is not about the money. It's also not about Meg Whitman / [...]</p> [...] Up At Skype this morning. I’m happy to leave all the money posts to Bloomberg, WSJ, Skype Journal, GigaOM Valleywag etc. For me, my interest today is not about the money. It’s also not about Meg Whitman / [...]

]]> By: Static On Skype, Zennstrom Quits « GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-590077 Static On Skype, Zennstrom Quits « GigaOM Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:15:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-590077 <p>[...] to go — he has a growing portfolio of companies he has invested in via his fund, Atomico. He tried to fix things at Skype after he took back control in December 2006, but things haven’t worked out according to [...]</p> [...] to go — he has a growing portfolio of companies he has invested in via his fund, Atomico. He tried to fix things at Skype after he took back control in December 2006, but things haven’t worked out according to [...]

]]> By: Tech Headlines http://gigaom.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-77156 Tech Headlines Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:00:21 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-77156 <p><strong>Facebook Would Like You Remind You It Isn't For Sale (Wink Wink), But Is Now Worth $8 Billion…</strong></p> <p>It was reported earlier this week that Yahoo was prepared to shell out up to $1.62 billion to buy Facebook,…</p> Facebook Would Like You Remind You It Isn’t For Sale (Wink Wink), But Is Now Worth $8 Billion…

It was reported earlier this week that Yahoo was prepared to shell out up to $1.62 billion to buy Facebook,…

]]> By: Jeffrey McManus http://gigaom.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-77155 Jeffrey McManus Sat, 16 Dec 2006 04:39:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-77155 <p>It's worth pointing out that Kazim isn't a "Skype person," he was a 7-year eBay (and PayPal) veteran before he moved to Skype.</p> It’s worth pointing out that Kazim isn’t a “Skype person,” he was a 7-year eBay (and PayPal) veteran before he moved to Skype.

]]> By: Nick Mazza http://gigaom.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-77154 Nick Mazza Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:49:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-77154 <p>"I am not sure, you will see me as the CEO of Skype in 20 years"</p> <p>It'd be pretty hard to imagine Skype being around in 20 years :)</p> “I am not sure, you will see me as the CEO of Skype in 20 years”

It’d be pretty hard to imagine Skype being around in 20 years :)

]]> By: rick http://gigaom.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-77153 rick Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:12:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/whos-skypes-daddy-niklas-of-course/#comment-77153 <p>I imagine it's pretty simple… after one year down and only two left until earnout of 1.5 billion is on the table, Nick grasps where they are headed in the next 24 months and doesn't particularly like what he sees… goals not met, 1.5 not his. $$$</p> <p>The business model probably isn't progressing as hoped. Wireless opportunities are limited for the near future (about 2 years - same as earnout period), Skype has to generate revenue from advertising. Where's Google to bail them out?</p> I imagine it’s pretty simple… after one year down and only two left until earnout of 1.5 billion is on the table, Nick grasps where they are headed in the next 24 months and doesn’t particularly like what he sees… goals not met, 1.5 not his. $$$

The business model probably isn’t progressing as hoped. Wireless opportunities are limited for the near future (about 2 years – same as earnout period), Skype has to generate revenue from advertising. Where’s Google to bail them out?

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