Surround yourself with smart, dedicated people - to build something isn't a one-man show. It's more important to have smart people who really believe in what you're doing than really experienced people who may not share your dream.

Talent can pop up anywhere in the world, it's not just one city block.

As an entrepreneur, if you're the originator, you need to be faster than ever.

When a business becomes successful seemingly overnight, no one knows about all the months and years you've invested, all the projects you've tried before that didn't work.

I hope that my investment into Atomico will become my best financial investment to date.

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 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.