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Howard Wolinsky talks to Scott Durchslag newly appointed chief operating officer Skype

By Amarendra Bhushan for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:July 21, 2008

On 1st of July Skype announced that it has named Scott Durchslag Chief Operating Officer. Who reports newly appointed president for skype Josh Silverman. “I believe in Skype not only because I’ve been a user since the early days, but also because I’m convinced the opportunities ahead for Skype are tremendous given how the world is changing,” said Durchslag. on his appointment.

Howard Wolinsky managed to talk to him.Here are few importent quotes by him.

- There are clearly some things we need to do to be more responsive to the customers who are having problems, in ways that they find helpful.
- For a four-year-old business, it has grown rapidly not only in terms of revenues, but it’s quite profitable and nearly 1 billion minutes of calls have been made.
- It helps the business have a growth trajectory that is truly unique.
- Skype is a green product. There is a paradigm shift that is happening.
- The new video that we featured on the 4.0 Beta allows you do things that you cannot do any other way.
- Software owns the future in communications.
- If there is one thing I have learned about developers from my experience in mobile, it’s that they are at the absolute cutting edge of what can be done.
- One of the most enduring impressions that was made on me was the unbelievable passion, energy and capability the employees have.
- Skype is ideally well-positioned if we keep it focused on developing and delivering simple, rich, utterly compelling experiences.
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