Secrets

Niklas chuckled, shaking his head. "Fifty percent? Are you kidding? Janus Friis and I have already invested $20 million into Skype. We've laid the groundwork." he said and then took a sip of his coffee, like he was trying to build tension.

He put the cup down and continued, "Also, so far most of the functionality is peer-to-peer, meaning that the load on our servers was miniscule. With new functionality, the costs would skyrocket. $40 million without assurance of further financing is just not something we can agree to, especially not for half of our company."

"I understand," I said, reaching into my wallet for another card.

I handed it to him with a steady hand. "I'm also an executive at Johnson Trading in Orlando. I will make sure to secure additional funds in the event that they are needed."

Niklas studied the card for a moment before looking back at me.