Born Quote by Taavet Hinrikus Download Open image “While in two very different sectors, both Skype and TransferWise were born out of frustration.” — Taavet Hinrikus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Born Both Frustration Out Two
You start a business being hungry, foolish, and a little bit naive. But more often than not, you end up being disrupted yourself. It… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
I spent my workdays at Skype creating a more connected world. We were shrinking the distances between people, making it easier to connect across… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
Nowadays, Skype is a generational way of putting both people on camera at the same time. — Richard LaGravenese Copy Share Image
Microsoft is committed to the ubiquity of the Skype experience - communication across every device and every platform will remain a primary focus. — Tony Bates Copy Share Image
If you think about the influence it has had, it's incredible. Think of all the relationships that have been saved because of Skype. — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
My father and a bunch of my cousins and uncles, they didn't have the opportunity to use FaceTime or Skype, all these different technologies… — Roman Reigns Copy Share Image
Skype is a wonderful thing. The irony is that you never Skype when you're in the same country as someone. — Richard Fleeshman Copy Share Image
The overall experience Skype provided was superior to other folks because of the underlying architecture and the ability to provide a superior experience. — Danny Rimer Copy Share Image
I think because Skype is becoming so much more prevalent, and you're looking at someone else on a screen, it's going to work its… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
Microsoft bought Skype for 8,5 billions!.. what a bunch of idiots! I downloaded it for free! — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
When a new hire is afraid to roll up their sleeves and get things done, it's a clear sign it's not going to work… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
There are so many instances in banking where 'free' simply doesn't mean free, whether it's opaque overdraft charges or credit card providers that are… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
Building a business is a marathon, not a sprint. I don't believe it when people tell me they've been working 80-hour weeks for five… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
In 2011, when we launched TransferWise, it was our frustration with banks not giving us what we wanted or needed as customers. The motivation… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
Scaling a business at speed can feel like an out of control roller-coaster. — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
The financial crisis of 2008 created a seismic shift in the dynamics of trust in financial services. FinTech would have happened without the global… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
Costs should always be presented up front so that consumers can make informed choices and get a fairer deal. — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
Securing and attracting the best talent is an obsession in the tech industry for good reason. It's your main asset; it's your edge. — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
Historically, people have flocked to Silicon Valley because of the belief that that's where the latest innovation is happening. It's a snowball effect. — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
Sometimes, companies are better placed than politicians and governments to make change happen. That doesn't mean that they should not be held to account… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
A preoccupation with job title is an immediate giveaway that someone's priorities are not in line with the company's. — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
The growth of FinTech has been driven by adoption across age groups, but the demand from the millennial generation to innovate and think about… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw… — Elizabeth Taylor Copy Share Image
I always thought if I was born 2000 years earlier, I would be a monk, probably carving a monastery or some giant pantheon buildings. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
The real world out there isn't nearly as nice as some people prefer it to be, so don't swallow everything your high-born teachers tell… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Anybody looking for a quiet life has picked the wrong century to born in. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in Orlando, where the economy and culture has been powerfully shaped by tourism, and so I've long been interested… — Laura van den Berg Copy Share Image
I know that in the rap game you've got a lot of people, that come from poverty, was born in poverty and if it… — Jon Connor Copy Share Image
Nothing old is ever reborn but neither does it totally disappear. And that which has once been born, will always reappear in a new… — Alvar Aalto Copy Share Image
I have lifted my plane . . . for perhaps a thousand flights and I have never felt her wheels glide from the Earth… — Beryl Markham Copy Share Image
If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Must I go bound while you go free Must I love a manwho doesn't love me Must I be born with so little art… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I'm not against gay people. I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way. — Manny Pacquiao Copy Share Image
For the glory born of Goodness Never dies, And its flag is not half-masted In the skies. — Bret Harte Copy Share Image