Estonia e-Residency

[WTFH]

Without knowing the personal circumstances of the OP but it could be both, couldn't it?

There are at least 15 countries that offer a similar e-residency although some have more stringent criteria. Surely one of the benefits for digital nomads is the ability to work and do bit of travel and live in other countries.

One startup founder I know is basically a permanent digital nomad working and living in multiple countries.

It could be both, but it's already explained to him that the first one isn't as straightforward as he thinks. His post & replies have all been short with little information.

Let's go back to the first post & reply.
Having Estonian e-Residency does not give someone the right to work in the EU if they are not an EU citizen.
It does not give them rights to travel to the EU for work.

So, the idea of getting e-Residency giving you the right to work in the EU is incorrect. Unfortunately the OP hasn't clarified his position on what he means by "access to work in the EU", because it is an ambiguous statement - does he mean "access to carry out work in the EU", "access to apply for contracts only offered to those who can work in the EU", or is he wanting to compete with TCS/CTS/Infosys/etc in the market for cheap offshore resources?