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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• LinkedIn
• FinnEasy

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron