The Growth Pod #36 Buying 40 companies in 3 years with Lyvia Group CEO Sebastian Karlsson
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Dec 18, 2023 
Sebastian Karlsson, CEO and co-founder of Lyvia Group, shares insights on their rapid growth from an idea to 40 companies with 2+ billion SEK in revenue. Topics discussed include Lyvia's business model, capital allocation, organic growth vs acquisitions, helping companies with growth and profitability, what successful IT firms have in common, why companies sell to Lyvia, going international as a Swedish company, securing 1.6bn SEK in funding, and lessons learned from sales and decision making.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Setting Bold Goals and the Importance of Clear Goals
02:29 • 18min
Factors Affecting Company Growth and the Role of a CEO
20:51 • 2min
Entrepreneur Responses and Lyvia Group's Pitch
23:14 • 2min
Expanding Internationally as a Swedish Company
25:10 • 9min
Psychology as a Competitive Advantage in Investing and Securing a 1.6 Billion Swedish Cruna Bank Loan
33:44 • 3min
Building Relationships and Trust in Business
36:46 • 12min