Real founders, real stories
Public write-ups from people who've gone through the OÜ process.
Indie developer
Howard Hsu
Walked through the full e-Residency application and OÜ registration from Taipei — found it surprisingly smooth and useful for selling digital products to EU customers.
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Founder / software entrepreneur
Oliver Eidel
A German software entrepreneur documents his full e-Residency journey — from application to running a remote-first business through an Estonian OÜ with a European legal entity and online banking.
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Freelance iOS developer
Ignacio Nieto Carvajal
Fed up with Spain's mandatory €340/month autónomo fee, he set up an Estonian OÜ via e-Residency and describes it as a liberating reset that let him focus on building rather than paperwork.
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Tech entrepreneur
Yogesh Huja
Co-founded an OÜ through e-Residency and documents the full journey — company live in 30 days — covering practical steps for tech entrepreneurs building and scaling across international markets.
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Freelance developer advocate
Nicole van der Hoeven
Has run her Estonian OÜ since 2018, using it to invoice US and EU clients from anywhere. Covers the full setup process and how it supports a location-independent freelance career.
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Software agency founder
Konstantin Klyagin
Replaced more complex European company structures with a fully online Estonian OÜ — cheaper, simpler, and managed entirely remotely with professional banking and accounting in place.
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Translator & marketing consultant
Ennur Bilgin
A Turkish translator describes how e-Residency let her finally start an EU limited company, walking through every step from the online application to activating the card at the Estonian embassy.
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SaaS founder
Luke Seelenbinder
An American SaaS founder based in Switzerland explains how his Estonian OÜ became the practical backbone for managing salary, taxes, and co-founder structure across three countries.
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Co-founder, digital product studio
Chris Muller
Set up an Estonian company to accept euro payments from European clients. Had his e-Residency card, business registration, and bank account all operational within two weeks of picking up the card in Paris.
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