“The telephone is a 100-year-old technology. It's time for a change. Charging for phone calls is something you did last century.”
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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. Don't get disappointed.
And the VCR did the same thing: the movie industry thought nobody would ever watch movies any more.
I hope that my investment into Atomico will become my best financial investment to date.
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 night you'll send emails, first thing in the morning you'll read emails, and you'll wake up in the middle of the night. But it's hugely rewarding as you're fulfilling something for yourself.