Skype is the Nokia of Estonia

Being around a successful company that strikes it big internationally is helpful as Ross points out.

Link: Ross Mayfield’s Weblog: Skype is the Nokia of Estonia.

In Nokia’s case, many of them started companies that were later brought back into the fold, benefiting the company and the country.  A unique capability cluster is being developed here in VoIP, P2P, Security and Social Software that will give rise to new startups.