E98: Klarna Founder: From $0 to $46 Billion: Sebastian Siemiatkowski
b'Sebastian Siemiatkowski is one of the most successful businessmen in Europe. He is the founder of Klarna, a company that is now worth an incredible $46 billion. Sebastian himself is now worth over $3.6 billion, and what\\u2019s more, he\\u2019s only just getting started. Sebastian has been incredibly honest with us on what it takes to succeed and the burdens that come with it. Sebastian started Klarna when he was just 23, he hadn\\u2019t finished university and he gave up everything when he promised himself that his business would be the only thing in his life for 6 months. He\\u2019s much older and much wiser now, and Klarna has had incredible growth to become one of the highest valued tech companies in Europe. Today he tells all about his incredible journey and how he got there, opens up on the criticism he\\u2019s received, and where Klarna goes from here. Topics: Your early years\\xa0Challenging your employees The start of Klarna The painful moments of Klarna Your relationship with money as a billionaire The death of your father Becoming a father yourself\\xa0Sebastian: https://twitter.com/klarnaseb?lang=bg https://www.instagram.com/sebastiansiemiatkowski/ With such a great reception to The Diary Of a CEO live we\\u2019ve decided to take it around the U.K. Sign up here if you\\u2019re interested in coming\\xa0- https://thediaryofaceolive.com/ Sponsors: https://uk.huel.com https://myenergi.com/?utm_source=steven_bartlett&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=podcast\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'