Bringing TV to the Web
Only a few months from now look out for Joost. These guys already made billions before through their Kazaa in 2001 and Skype in 2003, now they will make more with their new venture. Inspiring! Sohel Thursday, Mar. 01, 2007 Bringing TV to the Web Joost Founders Janus Friss (left) and Niklas Zennstrom pick up a television set inset with images of themselves. By Jeremy Caplan Once you've sold a company for $2.6 billion, life on the beach can be tempting, particularly if you're Scandinavian. But for dotcom veterans Janus Friis, 30, and Niklas Zennstrom, 40, whose sale of Skype to eBay rocketed them toward Gatesian wealth, the lure of a Great Leap Backward has proved stronger than sun and sand. Having launched Kazaa, one of the first music-file-sharing networks, in 2001 and Skype, the first big Internet-powered phone service, in 2003, the duo began work a year ago on a secr...