Insights from +$100M Exit: Navigating Entrepreneurial Challenges with Alexis Sikorsky

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🤯 What a podcast I just had with Alexis Sikorsky, a company founder and CEO for 20 years and eventually making a 9-figures PE exit. We discussed all sorts of exciting things, - His +$100M Exit - How did it affect his personal but also business life? - Key moments where he questioned everything - Tipps for entrepreneurs - What would he do now if he would start a company again? - and so much more. I hope you'll enjoy the episode as much as I did. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:14 - How did such a huge exit affect his life? 06:10 - Did he feel like there was something missing after the exit? 08:18 - How did it all start? 10:02 How did he handle having kids whilst building his successful company? 12:10 - Key moments where he questioned everything 17:20 - How did those challenges affect this character/soul? 20:21 - Did he have multiple ideas in mind whilst starting this business or was it always "the one"? 23:12 - Tipps for Entrepreneurs in the early stages 29:25 - How the exit went down 35:41 - If he would start a company again, what industry/market would he be interested in? 39:41 - 3 things he’d like the audience to remember 41:44 - Bonus question: How can one differentiate between pivoting and doing new things constantly? 🧑 About Alexis Sikorsky (Guest, right): - Special Advisor at Sikorsky Consulting Ltd - Former Chairman of FNZ (formerly New Access) - Former CEO, Founder of FNZ (formerly New Access) - Former CEO Metissacana Dakar - Former CEO Ogam Productions Paris - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-sikorsky-b159175/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=uk 🧑 About Kevin Riedl (Podcast host, left): - Managing Partner & Founder of Wavect GmbH (Web3 Software Agency) - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wsdt/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kevkevin_gre... - Website: https://wavect.io If you like this topic, you may also be interested in our newsletter: https://wavect.beehiiv.com/ Building a project yourself? Book a free call here if you need support: https://calendly.com/wavect/wavect-fr... #100million #businessexit #entrepreneurship