Interview

November 8, 2019

“The Little Prince made me cry” — Bookclub with Sten Saar, cofounder of Zego

Zego CEO Sten Saar on what makes him cry, why he doesn't give books as gifts and how insurance will change everyone's life.


Chris Sisserian

5 min read

Sten Saar CEO Zego

An estimated 162m people across the EU and US work in the so-called gig economy, hired on short-term contracts or as freelancers rather than full time.

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