Jaan Tallinn

Jaan Tallinn

Jaan Tallinn is the chairman of the board of New York-based MetaMed. Tallinn is one of the programmers behind the Kazaa file sharing platform, and a founding engineer of Skype. He is also a partner in the seed-stage venture firm Ambient Sound Investments, a co-founder of the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, and a former member of the Estonian President’s Academic Advisory Board. He describes himself as a futurist, hacker, investor and physicist, in that order. He holds a degree in physics from the University of Tartu.

Recent posts

The 600-Hour Data Dilemma For Healthcare
The healthcare industry is slow moving. While beginning to adopt technology for logistical issues including electronic medical records and appointment scheduling, the focus of these efforts is narrow and off-base. True... Read more »

Page 1 of 1

Underwriters and Partners

Xpertise: Watch + Learn

Xconomy Insight · Special Report
How to Jump 5 Unforeseen Hurdles to Biotech Success – Startup Sourcebook
Insights, wisdom, and inspiration on what it takes

Sponsored · Whitepaper
Time Savings That Speed up Science
Monitor spending and save meaningful dollars with life sciences-specific rewards
Brex

Sponsored · Whitepaper
Potency Assay Development for Cell and Gene Therapy Products
Create well-controlled, biologically relevant test systems and validate them to support FDA approvals
Absorption Systems

Xconomy on Demand

Did you miss something? Don't despair…

Xconomy offers a number of ways to subscribe for free!

IDG Tech Network

Protected by Carbonite

Eventbrite - events made easy