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Tech Role Models: The story of Ahti Heinla

25 September 2016

If you are versed in the IT world of Estonia, you've probably heard the name of Ahti Heinla. In case you have not, he is known for being a co-founder and Chief Technical Architect of Skype and Kazaa, he has also worked at another number of startups. Today he is the CEO and CTO of Starship, a company developing small self-driving robotic delivery vehicles.What you probably haven't heard is how Ahti got started into programming, but most importantly, who inspired him to do so. Ahti has shared this precious story with us at Tech Sisters, and you won't be surprised to know why we were so excited to read it and share it with you. Wait no more and read it in his own words: