As a startup founder, Jonas Helmikstøl has experienced a lot. His Norwegian EV charging company Easee, went from zero to 500 employees in just a few years, achieving €180m in revenue in 2022. It was then the fastest-growing startup in Norway and was seen as a huge success — until a Swedish agency banned its best-selling EV charger, bringing the company to the brink of insolvency.
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