Teleport at the start of 2017
We had a successful (and challenging!) 2016. Here's how we're doing at the start of 2017—in one infographic.
Welcome to Teleport, a MOVE Guides company
We have some big news to share today: Teleport has been acquired by MOVE Guides.
Topic: People on the move
The 10 best cities for marketers (get your US visa ready)
Lively startup scene? Good job opportunities and salaries? Tons of meetups and coworking spaces for networking? These are the best cities for marketers.
These are the niftiest things we built in 2016. Tell us what to make next!
After finally digesting our holiday meals, we had a look at the most important things we built or started in 2016. Better yet—you can tell us where to go fro...
Free People Move—episode 18: Peter Kentie on place branding and ESTonishing stories
What is place branding? Who does a place even need a brand? How do you make your brand exciting and compelling? Let's ask the expert.
The 10 best cities for doctors
Where should you go for affordable and great quality healthcare, good salaries for physicians, and an enjoyable living environment? These are the best cities...
Teleport in Lisbon: sweaty palms, 21 bottles of wine and getting fat
Dogfooding your products is important. So, in September 2016, three members of team Teleport packed their stuff and moved to Lisbon.
Free People Move—episode 17: Simon Anholt on making countries better
What is a good country? How can everyone make their country better? Why is important to look beyond your geographical location? Why should we make an effort ...
Show where you stand with a sticker
If you want to display the paper clip symbol and show where you stand, we can help.
The top 10 best cities for teachers
Which cities are the best for low cost-of-living and rent costs, quality education and plenty of great job opportunities for teachers? We listed the top opti...
Teleport at Slush 2016—location independence meets data
Free people move—it’s an inevitable and increasing trend. Why is it happening, and how can technology along with data help people change how they think about...
Free People Move—meet Jorma and Weps
Everyone, say hi to Jorma, who moved half of his team to Berlin with a little help from Teleport.
How to find friends in a new city
Moving around a lot is amazing, but also lonely. Here’s how to connect with people wherever you are.
Attract talent to your city with Teleport
Every year, ten million millennials move to a new city abroad. How can you attract all this new new talent & investments to your city? Teleport’s anal...
Open an office abroad with Teleport
Scaling your company across borders? Opening offices? Entering new international markets? Use Teleport data to make data-driven decisions.
Research and support cross-border hires with Teleport
Hiring internationally? Teleport’s analytics & insights help you attract talent from abroad and make incoming moves as seamless as possible for happy ...
Fit your life into a suitcase: a guide for semi-hoarders
I’ve always found comfort in acquiring things, and only felt at home among all the crap I had gathered. Here’s how I got rid of most of it.
What going remote did for Elementary Digital
Is it worth putting the people at the heart of the company, taking the office out of the equation and becoming a distributed team? Here’s one startup’s st...
Free People Move—meet Matt
Nothing makes us happier than people reaching out and sharing their experience of making a move with a little help from Teleport. Everyone, say hi to Matt...
The 5 best cities in the world for designers
Which cities in the world have the best combination of reasonable costs of living, an active tech scene, and an inspiring cultural and artistic background?
Legends of the World Webinar ft. Sten Tamkivi—video recap
The first ever speaker for the Remote Year Legends of the World Speakers Series was Sten Tamkivi, CEO of Teleport. Here’s a video recap for those who were...
Have a question? Ask a local!
Pragmatic and straight-forward data is great. However, something we hear a lot from our users is the importance of being able to also connect and discuss ...
San Francisco misses the cut: the five best cities for software developers
Tallinn, Estonia, September 8, 2016: Software Developers care most about pollution, crime, living costs and the startup scene when choosing a city in whic...
5 Flight Hacks Every Traveler Should Know
Traveling is the only thing that you can buy that makes you richer. There’s a point to that, although more often than not, traveling takes a good chunk ou...
The 10 best cities for founders—and 9 of them beat San Francisco
Finding the best cities for founders and their startups for the longest runway, optimal success and general happiness can be tricky. We did the math base...
A chat with Ben Horowitz
Ben Horowitz, cofounder and General Partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (also one of our investors) stopped by the Teleport office ...
Free People Move – episode 14: Parag Khanna and the power of connectivity
Free People Move Podcast is back with a very exciting episode! We had a chat with Parag Khanna – leading global strategist, best-selling author, avid wor...
Visa tips for remote workers
One of the best perks of remote work is the ability to travel and work at the same time. However, this freedom is sometimes curbed by the need for visas t...
The best cities for software developers
We’ve got almost 13k software developers among our users. Here are the 5 best cities in the world for the technology-savvy.
How UK companies can stay in the UK, but manage their EU business with e-Residency
There seems to be some angst and uncertainty in London about what is going to happen in the post-Brexit world. What will be the conditions of Brexit? How...
Survey: 76% of knowledge workers are considering leaving the UK after Brexit
Team Teleport is all for less borders and more free movement of people, which means that Brexit made us sad as a step towards more isolation in Europe. B...
Startup city spotlight: Berlin
Berlin is rollin’ hard right now – it’s mentioned as the next most awesome European tech hub after London by almost everyone who’s in the startup or tech...
Brexit – what are the alternatives for European startup founders?
Brexit has happened. London has been the number one startup hub in Europe so far – which alternatives should startup founders consider now that we’re in ...
Brexit – what should British startups do?
The brits will vote on Brexit tomorrow and the polls are eerily close – whereas a month ago the “Leave” option only had 18% probability of happening, now...
Packing for a move – 8 tips for staying sane
Packing is one of the scariest things about relocating. The idea of moving all of your belongings from point A to point B might tempt you to set everythi...
The epic list of 99 remote working tools
Team Teleport lives and breathes remote work. With employees in different locations around the world, we know the challenges this arrangement can involve...
Latitude59: Countries attracting talent
This year’s Latitude59 conference was opened by Tim Draper (DFJ), HRH The Duke of York (Pitch@Palace) and Taavi Rõivas, the Prime Minister of Estonia, ...
Parag Khanna joins Teleport as Advisor
Teleport is pleased to announce that Parag Khanna will be joining team Teleport as an advisor, assisting us with product development and communicating ou...
Team Teleport reads mean feedback
We take every single bit of feedback from our users very seriously. This includes people who are hilariously blunt with their opinions.
EST — a new branding concept for Estonia, built on grass-roots level
People really do move more. In 2015, there were 244 million people in the world who lived in another country than they were born in – a 41% increase comp...
Best sites for temporary housing
Looking for something more exciting (and affordable) housing wise than booking a hotel for a few nights, but less than a permanent rent contract?
Teleport+Roam+Hitlist meetup in NY
In December last year, we had our first ever Teleport user meetup in San Francisco, which was super cool beyond all our expectations. We couldn't resist ...
Free People Move - meet Anthony
Nothing makes us happier than people reaching out and sharing their experience of making a move with a little help from Teleport - and why would we keep ...
All roads lead to Vienna
In Europe, all roads lead to Vienna, and there is something to learn from that.
Nineteen new locations in Teleport Cities
Usually we add new locations to Teleport Cities a few at a time. This time we went a little nuts - check out these 19 (yes, nineteen) new places that you...
Startups, revenues and Zen
“The service is cool and all, but still - how does Teleport make money?”. We get this question a lot. Most startups do.
Teleport Zen - a moving checklist to give you peace of mind
Teleport is taking a big step today towards helping you make your next move. Welcome Teleport Zen, a personalized moving checklist and guide.
Ideas instead of places
I’ve been completely hooked by the word wanderlust. There is a mixture of excitement, foreign spices and long journeys in the sound of this word. Maybe i...
You’re not an Island: Why Freelancers and Remote Workers Need Communities
No boss, pyjamas all day, taking a break in front of the telly — these are just some of the things people associate with being your own boss and working ...
Retired US Ambassador Jeff Levine joins Teleport
We’re announcing an awesome addition to the team today: everyone, say hi to Jeffrey D. Levine, who is joining Teleport to lead our User Engagement efforts.
Newest arrivals to Teleport Cities
It seems like forever since we added more locations to Teleport Cities, so - here are 8 more brand new awesome places that you can now discover and compare.
Teleport’s top 10 blog posts in 2015
How could we go into 2016 and not do an overview of the 10 most read posts on our blog in 2015? Here they are!
Make your move in 2016
What are your New Year’s resolutions? Is it something classic like losing weight or switching jobs? Whatever you’ve been thinking about, how about instea...
Plan your team’s budget with Teleport Runway
We’ve got a very exciting tool for team budget planning straight out of the oven - Teleport Runway helps you see how your team budget in your current cit...
Teleport user meetup in San Francisco
Yesterday was one of the coolest landmarks in the history of Teleport - we had our very first user meetup in San Francisco! Here’s a little overview of h...
Teleport collaboration with e-Residency
Today is a very special birthday for a very special occasion - exactly one year has passed since British journalist Edward Lucas became the world’s first...
Teleport at Slush 2015
What's November for a tech startup without going to Slush? Sten and Joonathan attended this year's event in Helsinki to check out what's new and spread th...
Five people with extremely unconventional homes
Housing can be a lot more difficult than just choosing a place and moving in. Sometimes, when the situation calls for it, creativity and innovation come ...
Shortcutting Effort
Technological progress is the creation of shortcuts. These shortcuts allow us to go from wanting to accomplish something to having done it by spending or...
Outsite: stay, work & play in beautiful places
Outsite is a new retreat concept for professionals, entrepreneurs, groups and digital nomads who want to get away and get focused. We had a chat with Emm...
Teleport Directory for moving tools and resources
We’ve started a curated directory of resources for people moving to a new city - hand picked and regularly updated by Team Teleport! Check it out!
Checklist: how to move to the San Francisco Bay Area
Planning a move? Don't know where to start? We put together the mother of all sample checklists for moving to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Interview with Startup Diaries
We love catching up with people and companies who have the same vision as Teleport. A little while ago, we came across Startup Diaries - a team hitting th...
Slipping away
I am ten thousand twelve kilometers away from home. Yet I am home.
Free People Move – Episode 4: Gillian Morris from Hitlist
It’s podcast time! Sten sat down in San Francisco with Gillian Morris, founder and CEO of Hitlist, a mobile app where you can list trips you dream about ...
Free People Move - Episode 3: Chat with Teleborder's James Richards
The Free People Move podcast is back with episode 3, and we’ve got a real treat for you. For this one, Sten sat down and had a talk with James Richards, C...
Adventures in Nuweiba - Interview with Aita Mihkelsoo
Retirement is an amazing opportunity to experience new places and cultures, so why not retire somewhere awesome? 74-year old Aita Mihkelsoo, born and rai...
Why Do We Lie About Laptops On The Beach?
As a kid, my life changed when I saw a somewhat portable Apple Macintosh unboxed in the movie Short Circuit. Before that day I had daydreamed about girls...
Here’s what I learned when moving to Colombia
About a month ago I wrote about Another Kind of Silicon Valley Exit and how I systematically arrived to Colombia as the next place I should live at. Here...
Survey Results: Why Do Startup People Move Around?
In this post, Ardo Illaste, the Data Scientist of Teleport shares findings about our research into why startup people move around. Who gets around the wo...
Interview with Harbor.ly
Harbor.ly is a successful team of experienced entrepreneurs, financial professionals and legal advisors committed to a global vision of digital currency....
Top 8 Barriers Holding Us Back From Moving Around
Even as more and more people are choosing to move around the world, there are legitimate reasons why many others still haven’t made their move yet. ...
Nomads On Wheels
Many people who are truly passionate about their nomadic lifestyle often decide to turn their worldly possessions–including their homes–completely mobile...
Migration Trends in Silicon Valley
In the United States, migration trends have been among the most interesting social data sets to examine. Within these macro trends, migration in and out ...
Education for Young Digital Nomads
Digital nomads often bring their entire families with them on their journeys around the world. When we talk to these roaming families while designing the ...
Amazing Places Affordable With San Francisco Rent
San Francisco is widely regarded as one of the most expensive places to live in the world. To afford that rising cost, the median salary for software eng...
Discovering My Freedom
Can you imagine a life in a cell for years, only to learn that the cell door wasn't even locked? This happened to me and I feel embarrassed that I didn’t ...
Commute Does Not Compute
My friends who commute more than two hours in total each day tell me that commuting is okay and that they have somehow harmlessly fitted the commuting ti...
Just Enough Friction
It is generally agreed that diasporas are the most important drivers of migration. When you arrive in a foreign country or even just a new city it is the...