Estonian entrepreneurs have launched a new company, called Starship Technologies, in London, manufacturing self-driving delivery robots. Founded by former Skype co-founders, Estonian Ahti Heinla, and …
There’s a new self-driving robot on the road – and it’s Estonian Read More
Jaan Tallinn, one of the co-founders of Skype and an investor in Fleep among other firms, talks about the future of business communication. Skype was …
Interview with Jaan Tallinn about the future of business communications Read More
On 29 August 2003, six people from Estonia, Sweden and Denmark launched a new product in Tallinn. On its first day, 10,000 people downloaded it. …
Despite having a population of just 1,300,000 – just a sixth the size of London’s – the tiny Nordic country of Estonia has more business …
What can others learn from Estonian entrepreneurs – lessons from Europe’s startup capital Read More
I recently shared some thoughts on how surprisingly hard it has been to adjust to the fact how mundane and bureaucratic everyday activities still can be …
Former Head of Skype presents: The future that should be here now (video) Read More
A tiny Estonian outfit offers a way out of the credit crunch and, possibly, a way to rebuild banking I have started making loans to …
Reinventing banking and revising capitalism in Estonia Read More
Estonian hackathon Garage48 had a prolific weekend in Tartu, where a number of new innovative start-up firms were set up in a space of two days. Garage48 hackathonis …
Garage48 Tartu 2012 produces myriad of potential world beaters (video) Read More
The creation of new hobby groups for 10-19 year olds involve getting instructed in robotics, programming, mobile app and web design. The idea was generated …
It’s rarely when “mafia” actually refers to something positive. However, “Estonian mafia” (or #estonianmafia for Twitter users) has come to describe the entrepreneurial phenomenon stemming …
One of the founding engineers of Skype and Kazaa recently visited Australia to sound a warning to the human race: fasten your seatbelts, as machines are becoming so …
