35 years as an entrepreneur and investor, close to companies such as Vionlabs and Truecaller. In this week's episode, Cissi Nilsson talks to Tommy Jacobson about the patterns behind the companies that succeed — and those that don't.
- The moment Truecaller went from a simple idea to a global product
- What actually determines whether a good idea becomes a really big company
- The deals that did not go to plan — and what they taught him
- What he is most wary of in a founding team, long before it shows in the numbers
About the guest
Tommy Jacobson has 35 years behind him as an entrepreneur and investor, close to some of Sweden's most interesting companies and founders — among them Vionlabs and Truecaller, which grew into a global product with millions of users. Today he is building Zinova, with a focus on where financing and entrepreneurship meet. Few have seen as many companies go from a loose idea to something big, and helped shape them from the inside.
In this episode
Cissi and Tommy talk about where his interest in entrepreneurship began, the moment Truecaller went from a simple idea to a global product, and what actually separates a good idea from a really big company. The conversation also touches on the deals that did not go to plan, the misses he regrets — and what he is now most wary of in a founding team, long before it shows in the numbers.
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