About this episode
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
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