Marathon Series: Bolt and the Estonian founder with a billion dollar valuation at age 25

Markus Villig, Bolt, European Founder, International Founders

When I arrived in Estonia it was clear to me that I was in Bolt country. The logo was on cars everywhere and even on taxis!

Joining me today is the founder of that company. Markus Villig is the founder of Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, an Estonian transportation network.

I want to find out how he did it.

Markus Villig

Bolt

Markus Villig is the founder of Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, an Estonian transportation network.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. And I do it for an audience of entrepreneurs who are driven and who want to have an impact on the world. I’m here in Estonia and one of the things that I noticed as soon as I got off the plan was this is Bolt country. There are cars with Bolt plastered around the side of them. There are taxis with Bolt on the side of them. There are scooters, as I walk around, with Bolts. I was running back, at the end of my marathon, and I saw this woman on a scooter that was a Bolt scooter and I said there’s something. She’s elegant. She was a super elegant European woman, older, on a Bolt scooter. I don’t usually see that. I guess ridesharing is the phrase that we’re going by to explain how I’d want someone to pick me up, I use my phone, and a car comes, right?

Markus:...

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