Interview

September 9, 2020

Eight-time founder: “Don’t do what I did”

The cofounder of Kry is calling for a change in focus for startups


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Fredrik Jung Abbou is not your typical serial startup founder. He rarely appears in articles, he is never chief executive and he generally hides from the limelight.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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