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Want some of that Skype cash? Call Atomico

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

An interesting tidbit from the very bottom of the blog post that Skype co-founder Janus Friis wrote about taking the early (and much smaller than anticipated) earnout from eBay on the Skype deal: Friis says that this will allow his friend Niklas Zennstrom and he more time to make venture inves ... Continue reading »

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  • To start a VC firm with a quick and reasonably-sized exit like last.fm right off the bat is fantastic. I have no doubt that Atomico will quickly develop a reputation for being 'smart-money' within the world of vc firms.

    btw nice first name - too many people spell it with 2 t's
    :)
  • Thanks, Mathew -- likewise :-)
  • That is a pretty fantastic group to be involved with. Niklas has been very helpful to us, and Mattias has been very accessible despite being a continent and an ocean away from San Francisco. Atomico is doing good things.

    Matt
    co-founder, Xobni
  • You're a lucky guy, Matt (boy, there's a lot of Mathews and Matthews in here). Thanks for the comment.
  • What rock have you been under Mat, Atomico has been around for a while .
  • Welcome to the party of Mathews, Matt -- I guess maybe I haven't been paying attention :-)

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