he’s the founder of Swedish high-performance car manufacturer
high-performance car manufacturer
high-performance car manufacturer Koenigsegg automotive he showed
Koenigsegg automotive he showed
Koenigsegg automotive he showed interesting cars from an early age at
interesting cars from an early age at
interesting cars from an early age at six years old he drove a go-kart for the
six years old he drove a go-kart for the
six years old he drove a go-kart for the first time in his life he created the
first time in his life he created the
first time in his life he created the world’s fastest road car which can go
world’s fastest road car which can go
world’s fastest road car which can go from zero to four hundred kilometers an
from zero to four hundred kilometers an
from zero to four hundred kilometers an hour in just under 20 seconds he’s
hour in just under 20 seconds he’s
hour in just under 20 seconds he’s Christian von Koenigsegg and here are
Christian von Koenigsegg and here are
Christian von Koenigsegg and here are his top ten rules for success in only 21
his top ten rules for success in only 21
his top ten rules for success in only 21 years cunning Zack has come from nowhere
years cunning Zack has come from nowhere
years cunning Zack has come from nowhere to be one of the highest regarded hyper
to be one of the highest regarded hyper
to be one of the highest regarded hyper car manufacturers being counted
car manufacturers being counted
car manufacturers being counted alongside Ferrari Lamborghini and
alongside Ferrari Lamborghini and
alongside Ferrari Lamborghini and McLaren how have they pulled that off
McLaren how have they pulled that off
McLaren how have they pulled that off well we had to work hard be a little bit
well we had to work hard be a little bit
well we had to work hard be a little bit innovative and don’t believe in the hype
innovative and don’t believe in the hype
innovative and don’t believe in the hype that it’s impossible but it’s you know
that it’s impossible but it’s you know
that it’s impossible but it’s you know every day we we strive and push and and
every day we we strive and push and and
every day we we strive and push and and learn and adapt and when you do that for
learn and adapt and when you do that for
learn and adapt and when you do that for 20 years with a great focus within the
20 years with a great focus within the
20 years with a great focus within the group you can do pretty much anything I
group you can do pretty much anything I
group you can do pretty much anything I think that’s the simple answer but for
think that’s the simple answer but for
think that’s the simple answer but for sure it’s not easy you have to be
sure it’s not easy you have to be
sure it’s not easy you have to be prepared to work hard for it
prepared to work hard for it
prepared to work hard for it from a personal perspective up my
from a personal perspective up my
from a personal perspective up my ambition is always been to build cars
ambition is always been to build cars
ambition is always been to build cars that’s why I started my company at 22
that’s why I started my company at 22
that’s why I started my company at 22 years of age 15 16 years ago
years of age 15 16 years ago
years of age 15 16 years ago and that’s all I’ve been doing since
and that’s all I’ve been doing since
and that’s all I’ve been doing since then and then this opportunity presented
then and then this opportunity presented
then and then this opportunity presented itself
itself
itself to be able to build cars a little bit
to be able to build cars a little bit
to be able to build cars a little bit larger scale with a brand that was very
larger scale with a brand that was very
larger scale with a brand that was very dear to me and we jumped on this
dear to me and we jumped on this
dear to me and we jumped on this opportunity and here we are today so the
opportunity and here we are today so the
opportunity and here we are today so the Koenigsegg group we consists of all
Koenigsegg group we consists of all
Koenigsegg group we consists of all entrepreneurs and if you look at all our
entrepreneurs and if you look at all our
entrepreneurs and if you look at all our track records whatever we started we
track records whatever we started we
track records whatever we started we still have
still have
still have and continue with and work with to make
and continue with and work with to make
and continue with and work with to make it prosper and we have the same ambition
it prosper and we have the same ambition
it prosper and we have the same ambition with Saab
with Saab
with Saab we have gotten into this because we want
we have gotten into this because we want
we have gotten into this because we want to live with solve and work with Saab
to live with solve and work with Saab
to live with solve and work with Saab for a very long period of time it’s not
for a very long period of time it’s not
for a very long period of time it’s not something we do short-term it’s a
something we do short-term it’s a
something we do short-term it’s a long-term ambition and basically we
long-term ambition and basically we
long-term ambition and basically we don’t do it because it’s easy we do it
don’t do it because it’s easy we do it
don’t do it because it’s easy we do it because it’s a challenge it’s a real
because it’s a challenge it’s a real
because it’s a challenge it’s a real challenge and it’s a worthwhile
challenge and it’s a worthwhile
challenge and it’s a worthwhile challenge where we can make a difference
challenge where we can make a difference
challenge where we can make a difference well as I mentioned I have this I saw
well as I mentioned I have this I saw
well as I mentioned I have this I saw this Norwegian movie when I was about
this Norwegian movie when I was about
this Norwegian movie when I was about five years old and got this guy who
five years old and got this guy who
five years old and got this guy who built the really interesting sports car
built the really interesting sports car
built the really interesting sports car and I remember saying to myself that
and I remember saying to myself that
and I remember saying to myself that when I grew up that’s what I want to do
when I grew up that’s what I want to do
when I grew up that’s what I want to do as well I want to build my own car cars
as well I want to build my own car cars
as well I want to build my own car cars and seldom saw that dream never left me
and seldom saw that dream never left me
and seldom saw that dream never left me so when I was 19 I started my first
so when I was 19 I started my first
so when I was 19 I started my first company which was a trading company to
company which was a trading company to
company which was a trading company to make little bit money with the ambition
make little bit money with the ambition
make little bit money with the ambition to use that money to build my own cars
to use that money to build my own cars
to use that money to build my own cars and I went when I was 22 I had made a
and I went when I was 22 I had made a
and I went when I was 22 I had made a little bit of money and then I started
little bit of money and then I started
little bit of money and then I started the car company and that was in 1994
the car company and that was in 1994
the car company and that was in 1994 which was 18 years ago
which was 18 years ago
which was 18 years ago Koenigsegg are fully independent and
Koenigsegg are fully independent and
Koenigsegg are fully independent and manufacture their cars entirely in-house
manufacture their cars entirely in-house
manufacture their cars entirely in-house we ask that this independence is a
we ask that this independence is a
we ask that this independence is a benefit to them I do I do for example
benefit to them I do I do for example
benefit to them I do I do for example with the rig era I don’t see any of the
with the rig era I don’t see any of the
with the rig era I don’t see any of the other established super hyper car brands
other established super hyper car brands
other established super hyper car brands daring to remove shifting of gears it’s
daring to remove shifting of gears it’s
daring to remove shifting of gears it’s such a fundamental thing to take away
such a fundamental thing to take away
such a fundamental thing to take away from a sports car that I think it’s only
from a sports car that I think it’s only
from a sports car that I think it’s only quranic’ say that could make that
quranic’ say that could make that
quranic’ say that could make that decision
decision
decision and I’m very confident about the
and I’m very confident about the
and I’m very confident about the decision I’m very confident when people
decision I’m very confident when people
decision I’m very confident when people experience that direct power that
experience that direct power that
experience that direct power that instant control you get and directness
instant control you get and directness
instant control you get and directness that that they will quickly understand
that that they will quickly understand
that that they will quickly understand why that’s a very good alternative to
why that’s a very good alternative to
why that’s a very good alternative to shifting even though shifting is fun
shifting even though shifting is fun
shifting even though shifting is fun nice and part of driving a sports car so
nice and part of driving a sports car so
nice and part of driving a sports car so so for example yeah we have more
so for example yeah we have more
so for example yeah we have more freedoms like that or take more freedoms
freedoms like that or take more freedoms
freedoms like that or take more freedoms like that of course we want to infuse
like that of course we want to infuse
like that of course we want to infuse some with with spirit and and and kind
some with with spirit and and and kind
some with with spirit and and and kind of make people really look forward to go
of make people really look forward to go
of make people really look forward to go to work and they can they feel that they
to work and they can they feel that they
to work and they can they feel that they can make a difference it’s basically
can make a difference it’s basically
can make a difference it’s basically about empowering people solve this from
about empowering people solve this from
about empowering people solve this from the chemxtech perspective from mechanics
the chemxtech perspective from mechanics
the chemxtech perspective from mechanics is super part company perspective a very
is super part company perspective a very
is super part company perspective a very large company but still it’s its people
large company but still it’s its people
large company but still it’s its people and they’re developing cars on a larger
and they’re developing cars on a larger
and they’re developing cars on a larger scale so we still think we can get that
scale so we still think we can get that
scale so we still think we can get that kind of family feeling going but it’s
kind of family feeling going but it’s
kind of family feeling going but it’s mostly important to empower people to
mostly important to empower people to
mostly important to empower people to know they can make a difference and
know they can make a difference and
know they can make a difference and really work together I see that the
really work together I see that the
really work together I see that the company is important my family I guess I
company is important my family I guess I
company is important my family I guess I see our cars like my children
see our cars like my children
see our cars like my children two suns gel a very very very much but
two suns gel a very very very much but
two suns gel a very very very much but also the cars are my baby somehow I
also the cars are my baby somehow I
also the cars are my baby somehow I really care a lot about them and it’s
really care a lot about them and it’s
really care a lot about them and it’s like a part of myself
like a part of myself
like a part of myself somehow I don’t I don’t separate my own
somehow I don’t I don’t separate my own
somehow I don’t I don’t separate my own being from the company or the cars who
being from the company or the cars who
being from the company or the cars who are really connected together it’s my
are really connected together it’s my
are really connected together it’s my life I don’t see my work as work
life I don’t see my work as work
life I don’t see my work as work I don’t see who I am what I do I think
I don’t see who I am what I do I think
I don’t see who I am what I do I think it’s one of our strengths I mean there
it’s one of our strengths I mean there
it’s one of our strengths I mean there are strengths of being a big corporation
are strengths of being a big corporation
are strengths of being a big corporation would all the resources you have at hand
would all the resources you have at hand
would all the resources you have at hand but there are also strengths for a small
but there are also strengths for a small
but there are also strengths for a small founder driven sports car company that
founder driven sports car company that
founder driven sports car company that we have to utilize to compensate for the
we have to utilize to compensate for the
we have to utilize to compensate for the lack of size so of course we heard that
lack of size so of course we heard that
lack of size so of course we heard that all the big brands in the industry we’re
all the big brands in the industry we’re
all the big brands in the industry we’re creating their next level super hyper
creating their next level super hyper
creating their next level super hyper car hybrid cars and we were not sure
car hybrid cars and we were not sure
car hybrid cars and we were not sure what they were coming out with we were
what they were coming out with we were
what they were coming out with we were assuming they want to trump our car the
assuming they want to trump our car the
assuming they want to trump our car the Pagani the Bugatti in every aspect and
Pagani the Bugatti in every aspect and
Pagani the Bugatti in every aspect and at simultaneously we started developing
at simultaneously we started developing
at simultaneously we started developing the one-to-one program so we we want to
the one-to-one program so we we want to
the one-to-one program so we we want to make sure we overshot what we already
make sure we overshot what we already
make sure we overshot what we already did by quite a margin and maybe we we
did by quite a margin and maybe we we
did by quite a margin and maybe we we brought it a little bit higher than we
brought it a little bit higher than we
brought it a little bit higher than we needed to we will see but I think it
needed to we will see but I think it
needed to we will see but I think it will compare quite favorably to these
will compare quite favorably to these
will compare quite favorably to these new hybrid hyper cars
new hybrid hyper cars
new hybrid hyper cars buttburn when it comes to us competing
buttburn when it comes to us competing
buttburn when it comes to us competing with the big boys I think that’s what
with the big boys I think that’s what
with the big boys I think that’s what we’ve always been doing so that’s
we’ve always been doing so that’s
we’ve always been doing so that’s nothing new it’s really a David against
nothing new it’s really a David against
nothing new it’s really a David against Goliath kind of scenario that we’re
Goliath kind of scenario that we’re
Goliath kind of scenario that we’re pretty used to and and are fine with and
pretty used to and and are fine with and
pretty used to and and are fine with and and enjoy at the same time I would say
and enjoy at the same time I would say
and enjoy at the same time I would say so the motivation to create the one to
so the motivation to create the one to
so the motivation to create the one to one even though we already had a
one even though we already had a
one even though we already had a superbly fast car that also was good for
superbly fast car that also was good for
superbly fast car that also was good for track use was that some of our customers
track use was that some of our customers
track use was that some of our customers really wanted a more of a cup car GT car
really wanted a more of a cup car GT car
really wanted a more of a cup car GT car just specifically developed for the
just specifically developed for the
just specifically developed for the track but they also came with a demand
track but they also came with a demand
track but they also came with a demand that you should have full road usability
that you should have full road usability
that you should have full road usability and full homologation and that was a big
and full homologation and that was a big
and full homologation and that was a big bit of a challenge because what we ended
bit of a challenge because what we ended
bit of a challenge because what we ended up building was more or less a car that
up building was more or less a car that
up building was more or less a car that looks and feels like a GT one car on the
looks and feels like a GT one car on the
looks and feels like a GT one car on the track but then you push a button
track but then you push a button
track but then you push a button raises up and you have all the creature
raises up and you have all the creature
raises up and you have all the creature comforts air conditioning satellite
comforts air conditioning satellite
comforts air conditioning satellite navigation Bluetooth telephone air
navigation Bluetooth telephone air
navigation Bluetooth telephone air conditioning whatever that our normal
conditioning whatever that our normal
conditioning whatever that our normal cars have but we have to say wait and we
cars have but we have to say wait and we
cars have but we have to say wait and we had to have more downforce we had to
had to have more downforce we had to
had to have more downforce we had to have a stiffer chassis setting when
have a stiffer chassis setting when
have a stiffer chassis setting when needed on the track and also lighter
needed on the track and also lighter
needed on the track and also lighter weight so yeah that was that was the
weight so yeah that was that was the
weight so yeah that was that was the motivation and that was the challenge
motivation and that was the challenge
motivation and that was the challenge well I remember when I started that
well I remember when I started that
well I remember when I started that first of all there were many examples of
first of all there were many examples of
first of all there were many examples of people starting car companies extreme
people starting car companies extreme
people starting car companies extreme corners I’m not succeeding doing it for
corners I’m not succeeding doing it for
corners I’m not succeeding doing it for different races and I remember saying to
different races and I remember saying to
different races and I remember saying to myself I have to start when I’m young
myself I have to start when I’m young
myself I have to start when I’m young which is going to be very difficult it’s
which is going to be very difficult it’s
which is going to be very difficult it’s going to take very long time
going to take very long time
going to take very long time that I’m determined to do it even if
that I’m determined to do it even if
that I’m determined to do it even if it’s almost impossible and I expect that
it’s almost impossible and I expect that
it’s almost impossible and I expect that I was coming from Sweden only 22 years
I was coming from Sweden only 22 years
I was coming from Sweden only 22 years old I expected everyone to say maybe not
old I expected everyone to say maybe not
old I expected everyone to say maybe not crazy my life is impossible you will
crazy my life is impossible you will
crazy my life is impossible you will never succeed against agreement so I
never succeed against agreement so I
never succeed against agreement so I expected that so when I got that
expected that so when I got that
expected that so when I got that response it did not push me down because
response it did not push me down because
response it did not push me down because I was ready for that medicinals I kind
I was ready for that medicinals I kind
I was ready for that medicinals I kind of Miss that triggered me even more to
of Miss that triggered me even more to
of Miss that triggered me even more to say yes I understand that you think that
say yes I understand that you think that
say yes I understand that you think that but I will show you that it is actually
but I will show you that it is actually
but I will show you that it is actually possible I get a lot of now feedback
possible I get a lot of now feedback
possible I get a lot of now feedback from people around to see this who are
from people around to see this who are
from people around to see this who are doing other things in other areas not
doing other things in other areas not
doing other things in other areas not only card but I say since you could do
only card but I say since you could do
only card but I say since you could do that it anything must be possible so you
that it anything must be possible so you
that it anything must be possible so you made me believe in my dream and now I’ve
made me believe in my dream and now I’ve
made me believe in my dream and now I’ve done this and succeeded and kind of
done this and succeeded and kind of
done this and succeeded and kind of thank you whatever and that is so great
thank you whatever and that is so great
thank you whatever and that is so great because it actually proves that even
because it actually proves that even
because it actually proves that even hypercars can be very beneficial to
hypercars can be very beneficial to
hypercars can be very beneficial to society because it shows dreams are
society because it shows dreams are
society because it shows dreams are possible
possible
possible so
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I made this video because mo potty Bo got
made this video because mo potty Bo got
made this video because mo potty Bo got sue asked me to so there’s a famous
sue asked me to so there’s a famous
sue asked me to so there’s a famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile
entrepreneur that you want me to profile
entrepreneur that you want me to profile next leave it in the comments below and
next leave it in the comments below and
next leave it in the comments below and I’ll see what I can do
I’ll see what I can do
I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know which of the top
I’d also love to know which of the top
I’d also love to know which of the top 10 tips’ met the most to you leave in
10 tips’ met the most to you leave in
10 tips’ met the most to you leave in the comments I’m going to join in the
the comments I’m going to join in the
the comments I’m going to join in the discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for watching
watching
watching continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you soon
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