Skype Aims to be Cash Flow Positive
May 26th, 2005 Posted in Main Page
Andy Abramson picked up on a Reuters story out of Paris in which Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom suggests the company could be cash flow positive this year. Again, this leads one to believe SkypeIn and SkypeOut are generating healthy sales, and that Skype is becoming more of a telecom carrier every day. Zennstrom said Skype has 1.4 million fee-paying clients. Andy has a good take on Skype:
“I'm rooting for Skype but the financial world is a dangerous place and people remember what you say, and forget what is unimportant. This claim is a big, bold statement, and one everyone will be watching to see if it comes true.”
May 26th, 2005 at 1:48 pm
The term “paying clients Skype has” is a confusing term for me. When Vonage says it has 500,000 subscribers, it gives a good idea of its revenue potential. But with this number, it is not clear how many are curiosity seekers with no intention of being a repeat customer. Since nobody has raised this point, I guess I am the only one with this confusion.
Aswath
May 26th, 2005 at 1:49 pm
The term “paying clients Skype has” is a confusing term for me. When Vonage says it has 500,000 subscribers, it gives a good idea of its revenue potential. But with this number, it is not clear how many are curiosity seekers with no intention of being a repeat customer. Since nobody has raised this point, I guess I am the only one with this confusion.
Aswath