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Episode 1709 2:30:51 - 2:33:32

1709: Umpty Ump

Skype Investment, Amsterdam Hacker Community

A host recounts a missed opportunity to invest in Skype during its early development in Amsterdam around the year 2000. At the time, the founders were part of a local hacker community working on peer-to-peer telephony. Despite having the capital to invest, the host chose to spend money on other ventures, eventually watching Skype sell to Microsoft for billions of dollars.