Risks & bets with Jonas Kjellberg

How did Skype come from nothing and end up becoming one of the Internet’s most revolutionary businesses?

The answer is with strong leadership and a drive for innovation.

In this episode, Tony interviews Jonas Kjellberg – serial entrepreneur, author, investor and most notably one of the co-creators of Skype – about his wins and losses in business. Kjellberg talks about how risky bets became his biggest failures and also his biggest wins.

Kjellberg is the ultimate entrepreneur. He looks at existing businesses and strives to make them better. Where others focus on changing one variable at a time, Kjellberg has found success in changing as many as possible. He has a passion for going against the status quo to build something better. The businesses he works with have scaled to levels no one imagined possible.

To achieve this level of success, Kjellberg has approached business with the mindset that everything is eligible for change. During his time with Skype, the company went through an evolution that no one saw coming. They disrupted the industry and revolutionized the way we view telecommunications online.

In this interview, Kjellberg reveals what he has learned through his past failures, eliminating costs, customer acquisition and always being ready to take big risks. You’ll learn why he thinks that every business must stand ready to embrace change and pivot whenever necessary.

Serial entrepreneur, author, investor and co-creator of Skype Jonas Kjellberg

A lesson that every entrepreneur and business leader must learn is that, in order to be successful, you have to take risks that others won’t. Skype’s success under Kjellberg’s guidance is a prime example of that.

When you focus on what makes your company different, why your offering can change the industry and how you can change to get more attention on your brand, you’ll achieve far more success than any other strategy.