In just 3 years Lyvia went from an idea to a group of 40 companies with 2+ billion SEK in total revenue. We talked with CEO and co-founder Sebastian Karlsson about the insights, strategies, and decisions behind their rapid growth.
https://generogrowth.com/
https://lyviagroup.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-karlsson-8629193b
(0:00) Introduction
(0:47) 500 million SEK in 5 years and how it all started
(6:22) Lyvia’s business model
(9:09) How to learn both capital allocation and operations as a CEO
(12:00) Organic growth vs acquisitions
(14:28) How Lyvia helps companies with growth and profitability.
(20:54) What successful IT firms have in common
(23:13) Why do companies sell to Lyvia?
(25:22) Going international as a Swedish company
(28:10) Why most acquisitions fail and why Lyvia has succeeded
(34:05) Securing 1.6bn SEK in funding in this economic climate
(38:47) Lessons learned from sales, biggest challenges, decision making, and outcomes
