“Chasing Unicorns”, an Estonian startup comedy, now available worldwide
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“Chasing Unicorns”, directed by Estonian startup entrepreneur Rain Rannu – the founder of Fortumo – is now available to watch on Amazon Prime and other online platforms around the world.
The semi-satirical story, “Chasing Unicorns” (“Ükssarvik” in Estonian), is told from the perspective of Õie, a young woman from rural Estonia who stumbles into the Tallinn startup scene before trying to take on the world with her own company in a male-dominated tech world, from Europe to Silicon Valley.
Õie is joined by serial failure Tõnu, who has gone bankrupt with all of his companies, but is nevertheless always trying again. “Inspired by all the Musks, Bezoses and Zuckerbergs, they embark on a journey to take on Silicon Valley, ‘the European Way’,” the film’s producers said in a statement, announcing the movie’s global availability.
Important fields where innovation yields a competitive edge and helps ensure subsistence are energy, food production and information technology. Estonia needs to focus its activities, Züleyxa Izmailova writes.
The Riigikogu discussed the green turn as a matter of national importance a day after it passed the state budget. It is a telling example of how things have been handled in this country for the past 10-15 years – first, we divide the money among ourselves and then we tell the people a short green fairy tale. A petition (link in Estonian - ed.) against a new shale oil mill was binned by the Riigikogu Economic Affairs Committee a day before the budget was passed.