Janus Friis

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Janus Friis is a Danish entrepreneur best known for co-founding the internet communications platform Skype.

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Janus Friis canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
technology entrepreneur
businessModelFocus freemium services
internet-based services
subscription services
coFounded Joost
Kazaa
Rdio
Skype
Vdio
Wire
coFoundedWith Niklas Zennström
countryOfBirth Denmark
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
employer Joost
Rdio
Skype
familyName Friis
fieldOfWork internet technology
peer-to-peer networking
telecommunications
founded Airtime investment fund
givenName Janus
hasBusinessPartner Niklas Zennström
industry software industry
technology industry
telecommunications industry
knownFor co-founding Skype
peer-to-peer technologies
languageSpoken Danish
English
name Janus Friis self-link
nationality Danish
notableAchievement helped popularize global internet voice communications
notableWork Joost
Kazaa
Rdio
Skype
occupation business executive
entrepreneur
placeOfBirth Copenhagen
residence Denmark
London, England
surface form: London

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Skype founder Janus Friis
Janus Friis name Janus Friis self-link
Joltid foundedBy Janus Friis
Joltid hasKeyPerson Janus Friis
Joost coCreator Janus Friis
Friis hasNotableBearer Janus Friis
Friis hasFounder Janus Friis
subject surface form: Skype
Vdio founder Janus Friis
Vdio launchedBy Janus Friis
Vdio backedBy Janus Friis
Rdio founder Janus Friis