What does it take to build a billion-dollar company? 12 founders share the do-or-die moments behind some of the world’s biggest success stories.
Some of the most fascinating figures of our time are the founders who turned start-ups into globally known “unicorns”, companies valued at over a billion dollars. Exit Stories features 12 of these – each of whom solved a problem in a way no one else dared. From talking toys to pizza to the human genome, there are millions to be made out there. Discover what it takes to create an international giant – the eureka moments, the seemingly endless drudgery, and the mistakes that almost ended it all.
Tonies • PATRIC FASSBENDER
Just Eat • JESPER BUCH
JFrog • FRED SIMON
23andMe • LINDA AVEY
Rovio • PETER VESTERBACKA
Delivery Hero • LUKASZ GADOWSKI
Visma • ØYSTEIN MOAN
Booking.com • KEES KOOLEN
Trulia • SAMI INKINEN
Unity • DAVID HELGASON
Fiverr • MICHA KAUFMAN
Pipedrive • RAGNAR SASS
Anssi Kiviranta and Matias Mäenpää are a pair of hugely successful Finnish founders on a mission to spread the gospel of entrepreneurship.
