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$250k SDE Acquisition: Limited Downside, Big Upside

February 2 · 1 hr 13 min · 70.9 MB
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Sensing untapped potential, Ville-Matias Vilén bought a sub-million manufacturer with good IP and global distribution.

Topics in Ville’s interview:

  • Desire to “eat what he kills”
  • 1990’s Finnish Recession
  • Aversion to solving people problems
  • Acquiring a cattle brush manufacturer
  • Funding his deal in Finland
  • Patents as a moat
  • Relocating the manufacturing 5 hours away
  • Sharing ownership with his family’s company
  • Goal to grow 5x in 5 years
  • Long-term holdco vision

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron