Sebastian Siemiatkowski is the co-founder and CEO of Klarna, the global digital bank with over 114 million global active users and 3.4 million transactions per day. Seb is one of the leading public company CEOs pushing the boundaries of AI.
AGENDA:
04:50 — The Real Threat to SaaS is The Switching Cost Coming Down
05:57 — What revenue multiple will software companies trade at in the future?
14:12 — Why you need to build your own customer service AI to win
23:51 — Klarna has two times the customer base of Revolut. They will beat Revolut
25:39 — How I lost a billion dollars not investing in Nubank
30:57 — Why Nubank are more likely to win the US than Revolut?
34:28 — We used to be 6,000 people. Now we are just 3,000
39:58 — When is a high valuation too high and can be dangerous?
42:45 — How we got Sequoia to invest and Michael Moritz to join the board
53:14 — If you are an investor today that is not building then you're at a fundamental disadvantage
01:11:43 — I have changed my mind on the adoption cycle... I think it will take longer than people think
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