Welcome to Teleport, a MOVE Guides company
We have some big news to share today: Teleport has been acquired by MOVE Guides.
Welcome to Teleport, a MOVE Guides company
We have some big news to share today: Teleport has been acquired by MOVE Guides.
Topic: Team Teleport
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
“So, you’re like Tinder for cities?”
Airbnb for dogs? Uber for vegetables? These comparisons are everywhere right now, and we’re not an exception. Is Teleport like Tinder for cities?
Which challenges do governments face in a new mobile world?
Sten Tamkivi, CEO of Teleport, took the stage at the Future of Identity 2016 conference in Tallinn today, discussing knowledge work, what it means, how m...
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 ...
Teleport Flock: WSA Global Champion
In October last year, Teleport Flock was announced as one of the World Summit Award Winners 2015 in the Culture & Tourism category. Last week, we to...
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.
Teleport Eightball - your personal salary calculator
In Teleport Cities, we provide an overview of what to expect when moving to a new city. We offer information from environment and cultural scores to star...
12 months, 8 new products for 100k new users
April 1st means much more to Team Teleport than the usual jokes - it's our birthday. Last year we were busy looking forward (and we still are!), but...
Remote workers: find your personal power hours
Working from 9 to 5 - what a way to make a livin’. The song is awesome, but the actual practice is pretty outdated. Yet, these hours are still firmly enf...
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 ...
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...
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.
Teleport is an Estonian American Innovation Award winner
The best in innovation and entrepreneurial cooperation between Estonians and Americans was celebrated on January 27th, and Teleport walked out with the t...
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...
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 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...
Here’s what’s new at teleport.org
As you might have noticed, we’ve updated teleport.org to optimize the experience for our users. Here are some of the main changes we made that will hopef...
Meet Team Teleport: Julie Chabin
Team Teleport is a truly awesome group of people, and we don’t want to keep it only to ourselves! Every now and then, we’ll introduce a team member to he...
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...
Teleport Flock is a WSA Winner 2015!
We've got some very exciting news to share with you today! Teleport Flock is one of the World Summit Awards Winners 2015 in the Culture & Tourism cate...
Teleport's internal tips for communication in remote work
Having everyone in the same room is a rare luxury for Team Teleport. Here are some of our main behaviours, guidelines and rules for making sure communica...
Leaked Memo on Teleport Lessons
About 18 months have passed since founding Teleport, 10 months since our first big public release, 6 months since our mobile app and one month since Tele...
The 3 initial roadblocks of remote work (and how to overcome them)
Working remotely is becoming the big dream for many. However, if you've never done it before, it can also be a nightmare. Here are the main issues I came...
The Network State
Last week, Teleport’s founders took part of the symposium of the Estonia's Friends International Meeting, "Quo vadis, Estonia?” which this year was them...
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.
The Fading American Dream
Imagine telling an audience of young people struggling with their US immigration process (that can take up to 20 years) that you just gave up on your gre...
Slipping away
I am ten thousand twelve kilometers away from home. Yet I am home.
Free People Move - episode 2: Good Luck Being Born Tomorrow
About a month ago, we published the very first episode of Teleport’s brand new podcast - Free People Move. It received a very warm welcome and we had a l...
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...
Good Luck Being Born Tomorrow! (part 2 of 2)
Since my controversial post last week, 2.4 million more babies were born into this world, 97% of them into places that lack certain freedoms. Opinions va...
Teleport turns one
April 1st, formerly known as the international day of humor, marks the first birthday of Teleport, Inc - as we count it from our official incorporation d...
Kauppalehti interview with Teleport's CEO Sten Tamkivi
Silicon Valley is the Mecca tech talent globally turns their faces to. Yet, if you choose to base your company in Silicon Valley, you have decided to be ...
Free People Move - Teleport podcast
As Teleport’s team goes along developing the products across five countries, we keep running into people with amazing stories and opinions about discover...
Should Startup Employees Have Health Insurance?
Benefits are an important part of your employees' compensation package, and healthcare is one of the top benefits you can offer. Employers often have to ...
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...
Teleport’s favourite tools for remote teamwork
Teleport is a truly distributed team - we have full time employees in Tallinn, Munich, Paris and Cambridge, more help from Tartu and a roaming co-founder...
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....
Startup Incubators of Silicon Valley
We just released a simple tool for founders looking to join a startup incubation program as their stepping stone into Silicon Valley. Figuring out an aff...
Another Kind of Silicon Valley Exit
Lately I have been asking myself more and more - why am I in Silicon Valley? The living costs are getting ridiculous and at the end of the day I’m mostly ...
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. ...
Teleport in Ten Minutes
Fresh after the release of our first public preview product, the Teleport Bay Area life search tool and announcing our clarified focus to help...
Rise of Competitive Tax Systems
Like many other unpleasant things in life, taxes are unavoidable. In most countries, including the United States, there are hundreds of different taxes, ...
The future is already here
... it's just not evenly distributed. This brilliant quote from William Gibson perfectly captured what it felt like at DCBKK 2014 in Bangkok, a confe...
Communal Living in the Bay Area
Some of the more common complaints I hear from my friends about post-college life include the lack of affordable housing options, old friends drifting ...
Remote Work: Practicing What We Preach
As Team Teleport grows, we are committed to creating a culture and environment that allows our people to do great work from wherever in the world they choose...
Renting: From Pragmatic To Cool
In the past, home ownership has been seen as a crucial pillar in achieving the American dream. With the growing disparity between rising real estate pri...
Bay Area Test + Seed Funding
Today is a great day for Teleport. After a very busy summer, we are rolling out the first broad test of our search engine for digital nomads.
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...
The Nomad With a Thousand Faces
As digital nomads become the talk of the town it is fascinating to see how the way of life finds followers from wide array of professions. Just consider ...
Welcome to Teleport
Technology these days likes to be called mobile. But it is way more interesting how that technology is making us people more free to move around. We live in ...