After 26 years of non-stop work, starting from my first web design agency back in university and Skype to co-founding Bolt and education foundation, I decided to take a break this year. Time for family, health, less stress… and space to reflect on what’s next.

At first, I was honestly 🫣 afraid to tell people that "I'm doing nothing." For someone who's always been building and leading teams or contributing to community projects, that felt strange. But after about 3 months, I learned to actually enjoy it and discovered that people were far more supportive than I expected.

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Martin was recently interviewed about his daily cycling habits, cargo bikes testing and why I stopped driving a car to work?

EstBan awarded the best performers in their community for 2021 and Martin received "Ecosystem Award" for developing Estonian startup ecosystem. I am honored and greateful for this recognition and keep contributing for Estonia. Thanks :)

Over the last 50 years, most cities have been built for cars. It's time to review this concept and start re-building our cities for people, meaning walking, cycling, micromobility, public transport, lively streets and then cars. To educate our society, improve bike lanes, run various pilot projects and improve our cities, Martin co-founded Elav Tänav (Lively Streets) initiative in Tallinn. Subscribe to our by-weekly newsletter or follow social media, to see how we are doing :)

Jõhvi coding school re-branded to kood/Jõhvi and opened for student admissions. The school will accept 200 students over 18 years and the submission process is fully online - taking memory and logic tests. Please apply before 31st of May 2021. Follow our Facebook page for webinars with cool speakers and other news >