Marathon Series: The co-founder of Skype joins me in Estonia

Ahti Heinla, Skype, European Founder, International Founders

Joining me is one of the co-founders of Skype, formerly known as Skyper. Ahti Heinla is, among other things, the co-founder of Kazaa, which I remember as one of the first ways of getting music and movies.

I’m excited to have him here but the thing that he’s probably more excited to talk about is the cool little robot that I saw outside the office here at LIFT99. It’s part of his latest company, Starship Technologies. we’ll talk about that and more in this interview.

Ahti Heinla

Skype

Ahti Heinla is the cofounder of Skype, which specializes in providing video chat and voice calls.

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 for an audience of real entrepreneurs. I am in Estonia, and I am super excited about today’s guest. Joining me is one of the co-founders of Skype, formerly known as Skyper. Ahti Heinla is, among other things, yes, the co-founder of Skype, the co-founder of Kazaa, which I remember as one of the first ways of getting music and movies. I’m looking at your face to see if you’re excited to talk about your past or not.

Ahti: Kazaa maybe not so much, but yeah.

Andrew: But you’re going to do it.

Ahti: A few words.

Andrew: Let me adjust, actually, your mic. I see that we could adjust it more. I’ll tell you why I’m excited about it. I love to see how people build up their businesses, how they got here. And I feel like what you guys did at Skype was one of the...

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