#45: From profitability to exceptional growth with Christoffer Rutgersson

Christoffer Rutgersson co-founded Bambora, and helped lead the startup to a 1.5 billion euro exit. Then he became CEO of public fintech company Qliro, quickly turning it profitable while doubling down on growth.

Learn more:

https://www.qliro.com/

⁠⁠https://generogrowth.com/⁠⁠

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoffer-rutgersson-7ab7a611/

(0:00) Introduction

(1:00) Buying 14 companies in 18 months and hiring hundreds of employees

(4:49) Lessons learned from 1.5 billion euro exit

(9:40) Joining Qliro as CEO

(17:35) Getting Qliro to profitability

(21:52) Reducing cost and doubling down on growth simultaneously

(23:41) How to attract talent quickly

(26:18) Being a public company CEO

(30:49) Helping e-commerce merchants

(36:08) Improvements in conversation rates

(39:23) Expanding outside the Nordics

(41:34) Future growth