Sten Tamkivi   Photo: http://www.slush.org

While in its early days, Skype - the symbol of Estonia’s information technology capacity - was attracting information technology professionals as a magnet, its attraction has recently been eroding, writes Eesti Päevaleht..

Over the last few years several key employees of Skype have left the company to set up their own private businesses.

In his blog, Sten Tamkivi who managed Skype in Estonia in 2007–2012 has mapped so-called Skype mafia, ie successful Estonian IT and startup entrepreneurs who have used Skype as their springboard..

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