EX-Z3
ƒ/2.6
5.8 mm
1/40

I think Skype is a great tribute to Estonia and the entrepreneurial spirit. They really can change the world.

(Board meeting in Tallinn (you can mouse over each face for their identity), after I negotiated the first venture round of financing in late 2003)

17 responses to “Skype Reverie”

  1. awesome collection of brain power and bright smiles..again Kudos!

  2. The people, the intelligence, the discovery, the passion, combine the technology change the world and conquer in business!

  3. "Never doubt that a small group
    of thoughtful, committed citizens
    can change the world.

    Indeed, it’s the only thing
    that ever has."

    Margaret Mead

  4. Grownup dreams come true;)

  5. reverie or revelry?!?!

  6. I love watching people make their dreams come into reality and not only fulfill their visions, but fill an even greater need of others (that often times they didn’t even know they had). Kudos!!

  7. Skype is the greatest! Too bad eBay is buying Skype.

  8. Tell that to Niklas Zennström!

  9. Talking about Niklas, something remarkable to mention about this photo is that he is behind of everyone, at the back.

    Tell me it´s a detail, tell me it was a conicidence. I think it is not. I think it talks about the modesty of a person. My hats off, Niklas.

  10. Thanks for the annotations Toivo! You got all of them but one… so I had to add one more label…

  11. (Toivo), the skype smiley man with dog!

  12. who of those people works still at skype ?

  13. not many, 2 to be precise

    and 3 founding engineers still hang around a bit

  14. And now, 18 years later, my next term sheet in Tallinn, for Anna-Liisa Palatu, CEO of WoolaBubble Popping 🐏  Woola

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