Christian von Koenigsegg: How I Took on the Perfect Challenge - "The Koenigsegg Journey"

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  • čas přidán 30. 05. 2016
  • Christian von Koenigsegg, CEO & Founder, Koenigsegg
    “Anything is possible if you really put your heart and mind to it”.
    At the annual Presidents Summit, Christian von Koenigsegg gives his take on how to take on a challenge with all odds against you. Like many young men, Christian was fascinated by machinery as a boy and even dreamed about creating his perfect sports car. In stark contrast to the rest of us, however, Christian actually went ahead and turned that dream into reality - at just 22 years of age. But how exactly did a young Swedish guy build a business that got people to buy a supercar from a small, obscure Swedish car manufacturer?
    This is Mr. Koenigsegg’s story about drive, resilience, courage, and the joy of the process.

Komentáře • 193

  • @mugensamurai
    @mugensamurai Před 5 lety +184

    Aren't we all glad this guy is not a super villain.

    • @kvbvl7285
      @kvbvl7285 Před 3 lety +3

      He reminds me of one too lmao. Like a Lex Lurther type of genius😂😅

    • @Velocitist
      @Velocitist Před 3 lety +2

      @@kvbvl7285 We have one, he's sitting in a building that would become three glass bubbles. And his name is Jeff.

    • @thefool5873
      @thefool5873 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Velocitist "My Name Is Jeff"

  • @shruikan3346
    @shruikan3346 Před 8 lety +301

    please welcome ceo and founder of christian koenigsegg
    wtf, it would be : please welcome ceo and founder of koenigsegg , christian van koenigsegg!

    • @SgtMayopants
      @SgtMayopants Před 8 lety +10

      lol yeah, i noticed that too.

    • @yamahaevo
      @yamahaevo Před 8 lety +20

      Von xD idiot xD

    • @guest2007
      @guest2007 Před 8 lety

      hahaha

    • @peer7727
      @peer7727 Před 8 lety

      And with that comment do you mean ?????

    • @StanleyKowalski.
      @StanleyKowalski. Před 6 lety +7

      you got it wrong. she said " ceo and founder, Christian koenigsegg". comma (,) changes whole meaning. such as " let's eat, grandma" and " let's eat grandma". hope you see the difference

  • @ante0012va
    @ante0012va Před 7 lety +143

    that awkward handshake at the end

    • @vika0194
      @vika0194 Před 5 lety +13

      Anton Kalliokoski technically it was just akward and not a handshake because the hands never touched

    • @Seifahmed-qh3sr
      @Seifahmed-qh3sr Před 3 lety

      @@vika0194 genius

  • @kon0330
    @kon0330 Před 7 lety +119

    This man is a genius!! Well spoken with an awesome vision and humbleness. I wish him and his company all the success the world has to offer. Well done!!

    • @alejandrozuniga4426
      @alejandrozuniga4426 Před 4 lety +5

      to me, he is a living legend, him and his car brand have achieved more than any other company ever for many years

    • @nismo2004
      @nismo2004 Před 4 lety +1

      I totally agree with you guys!

  • @hearmenow909
    @hearmenow909 Před 6 lety +32

    Christian is a legend, and a real gent.

  • @SUPREM00
    @SUPREM00 Před 4 lety +22

    The way this man thinks and move is just amazing to be honest. Im speechless . He is a superb inventor, entrepreneur and businessman no wonder he succeed. A lot can be learned from him.

  • @konichiwa7374
    @konichiwa7374 Před 7 lety +89

    You can clearly see that the interviewer gets sensible after Christian says how he did it despite people saying it is impossible.
    What a guy.
    Can I come wash the floors for you, Christian? I promise I will hard work despite anything. Koenigsegg is the heaven for any real petrolhead.

    • @lamborgatti-4783
      @lamborgatti-4783 Před 6 lety +2

      deejayRZN lol I wouldn’t mind being the guy to clean then or polish them after they were built

    • @Velocitist
      @Velocitist Před 3 lety

      @@lamborgatti-4783 I'm sure they have job openings, a few years ago I thought about applying to the position as a paint masker. To simply go and just mask the body panels for paint.

  • @Terra101
    @Terra101 Před 6 lety +80

    His head is as shiny as his cars.

    • @elohimmonkoy
      @elohimmonkoy Před 4 lety +14

      Legend says that he shaved his head for aerodynamic purposes..

    • @Sam-xn2ie
      @Sam-xn2ie Před 4 lety +5

      @@elohimmonkoy not funny, it's a health problem he had.

    • @robbyreal313
      @robbyreal313 Před 3 lety

      @@elohimmonkoy lol im dying

  • @aal834
    @aal834 Před 6 lety +19

    Christian von koenigsegg: started koenigsegg a prestigious hypercar company which makes some of the fastest cars in the world at the age of 22
    Me: 22 years old busting my ass off for studies and broke

    • @hayypapi4281
      @hayypapi4281 Před 4 lety +1

      AA L that’s only if you come from a rich background family if not then you have to bust your ass ASAP

  • @ked4
    @ked4 Před 7 lety +259

    I would love to see Christian work with Elon on a project

    • @pliantimpala7858
      @pliantimpala7858 Před 5 lety +45

      Elon's ego is too big

    • @moteschh
      @moteschh Před 4 lety +5

      @Son of Northern Darkness where'd you get that info?

    • @alejandrozuniga4426
      @alejandrozuniga4426 Před 4 lety +22

      elon aint shit to christian

    • @phiro0521
      @phiro0521 Před 4 lety +12

      @anonacc no probably not in case of cars chritian is way ahead he is the biggest car enthusiast

    • @petter5721
      @petter5721 Před 4 lety +9

      Elon is not humble enough 👍🏻

  • @rajeshghosh2212
    @rajeshghosh2212 Před 5 lety +5

    I first came to know about the man on national geography chanel.... What an inspirational story...A man who had no knowledge in engineering built the most beautiful..and technologically advanced car... Genious man

  • @Radioactive981
    @Radioactive981 Před 4 lety +6

    This need more views! This guy is very inspirational. Respect for him and his company. I hope someday i could have enough money to buy one of his creation.

  • @Niamato_inc
    @Niamato_inc Před 2 lety +2

    What’s not like about this gentleman.
    The admiration I have for him is beyond description.

  • @RosalieValentineCHENG
    @RosalieValentineCHENG Před 6 lety +56

    legends say when he goes inside a koenigsegg car, his bald head adds an additional 150 lbs of downforce.

  • @davidsirmons
    @davidsirmons Před 5 lety +15

    Lesson for interviewers: DON'T EXTEND YOUR HAND FULLY TOWARD THE PERSON UNLESS YOU'RE WANTING THEM TO SHAKE YOUR HAND.

    • @RX-8GT
      @RX-8GT Před rokem

      Yeah,i saw that. Embarrassing to see that she even saw him reach out and she likelike waved her hand in a no gesture afterwards

  • @richardflood3058
    @richardflood3058 Před 7 lety +25

    1:20. most inspirational thing I've ever heard. he's an inspiration and a genius. I love his attitude :)
    Just finished watching the video. what a guy! I'm working hard towards my goals. I hope you are too :)

  • @MorganBergeron
    @MorganBergeron Před 8 lety +57

    Where can I get the Elon Musk, Brandson, and Christian von Koenigsegg interview?! I would love to see more Christian von Koenigsegg as well.

    • @Presidentsinstitute
      @Presidentsinstitute  Před 8 lety +5

      You can watch our interview with Sir Richard Branson in short right here: czcams.com/video/n0K0_icUUOc/video.html
      The full interviews is only available for our members at: www.presidents.eu

    • @dokocatam
      @dokocatam Před 6 lety +1

      Yessss

    • @DiaperSNiFFER
      @DiaperSNiFFER Před rokem

      @@Presidentsinstitute is there any more Konigsegg interviews?

  • @pauljr.harrington1905
    @pauljr.harrington1905 Před 6 lety +40

    Oh, so you doubt that Christian von Koenigsegg could make a sports car? Wait 30 years.
    *30 years later*
    Joke’s on you. Mr. von Koenigsegg has now made the current fastest production car in the world.

    • @gracefool
      @gracefool Před 6 lety +2

      20 years

    • @ifyoureplytomeyouregay4293
      @ifyoureplytomeyouregay4293 Před 3 lety

      Bugatti is faster

    • @pauljr.harrington1905
      @pauljr.harrington1905 Před 3 lety

      @@ifyoureplytomeyouregay4293 I wrote that before that happened

    • @kabelokgoele1827
      @kabelokgoele1827 Před 3 lety

      @@ifyoureplytomeyouregay4293 production Car.. Production car..

    • @doricy.
      @doricy. Před 3 lety

      @@ifyoureplytomeyouregay4293 jokes on you
      jesko took a speed test again and got 330mph top speed
      idk if it's correct but alot of people are saying it is

  • @revolutioniscoming
    @revolutioniscoming Před 4 lety +2

    The most beautiful and most powerful car on the planet.. We love Swedish people here in the states.

  • @P5Master
    @P5Master Před 6 lety +7

    11:58
    "All around me are familiar faces
    Worn out places, worn out faces
    Bright and early for their daily races
    Going nowhere, going nowhere"

  • @timbodedidleo
    @timbodedidleo Před 4 lety +2

    I would say that to build one hyper car is an extrodinary achievement. But to build full production hyper car company from scratch, that is brilliance to some phenomenal level.

  • @ededdneddy988
    @ededdneddy988 Před 7 lety +16

    I really look up to this guy as an entrepreneur. I really hope to meet him when I buy a koenigsegg one day

    • @epicm999
      @epicm999 Před 3 lety +1

      I want to buy a koenigsegg, but that's like 4 - 10 million so rip

    • @l04d83
      @l04d83 Před 2 lety +2

      @@epicm999 Actually, it's a little less. If you order direct from factory, it's around 2 million.
      Also, don't give up on your dreams.

    • @epicm999
      @epicm999 Před 2 lety

      @@l04d83 Thank you! I appreciate it. -Now time to grind 2 mil-

  • @miketheboss5290
    @miketheboss5290 Před 4 lety

    Amazing video and interview, thanks for sharing

  • @kvbvl7285
    @kvbvl7285 Před 3 lety +1

    He looks like the type of guy who would build the perfect suit to defeat Superman. This man is a GENIUS!

  • @darshanrajgopal4646
    @darshanrajgopal4646 Před 6 lety +4

    Just love this guy!

  • @Lugo_Media
    @Lugo_Media Před 7 lety +10

    what a genius

  • @jasonjoncas5998
    @jasonjoncas5998 Před 5 lety +5

    Missed out on a wood floor patent but today you are an automotive god.

  • @AozoraUltra2006
    @AozoraUltra2006 Před 5 lety +3

    man that flooring story is brutal. just goes to show that if you believe, it might be true

  • @anyaehiegbujo
    @anyaehiegbujo Před rokem

    Christian, I'm always amazed with your tech ability, I would like to meet you.

  • @spdcrzy
    @spdcrzy Před 9 měsíci

    How many heads of business willingly, candidly, and PROUDLY speak about their family giving them the support, help, and opportunities to succeed? CvK is probably the only automotive CEO alive today who not only talks about those things, but actively pays homage to those who have helped him over the years and credits the engineers he employs with bringing all his crazy ideas to life. And wouldn't you know it - his legend has not been diminished one bit by his discussion of the help he got from his father or the role his wife has played as COO or the crazy ideas that the senior engineers have come up with over the years. In fact, I'd go so far as to argue that the Koenigsegg family brand - and CvK's status as a mad genius - has only gotten even MORE legendary BECAUSE CvK continually highlights the pivotal roles that everybody around him has played for the past quarter century. He never says "I" unless it was his personal idea that HE manifested himself. It's always "we". And it's a really beautiful thing to see.

  • @athiyafathima3826
    @athiyafathima3826 Před 5 lety +2

    very good person and great talent of building super cars love your work from india.

  • @nismo2004
    @nismo2004 Před 4 lety

    He is an AMAZING man!I will always admire him.Koenigsegg is the best hypercar brand ever for me.

  • @tatendamuwori7098
    @tatendamuwori7098 Před rokem

    I love this man he makes the impossible possible

  • @Charlie-ov1bj
    @Charlie-ov1bj Před 6 lety

    U r a legend man...

  • @petter5721
    @petter5721 Před 4 lety +1

    What a fantastic person 😀👍🏻

  • @NEWFACT442
    @NEWFACT442 Před 2 lety

    I love KOENGSEGG brand

  • @HollandN54
    @HollandN54 Před 7 lety +2

    Love the ending haha he's thought it through I would've never have gotten the 2 billion! What a legend

  • @maogu1999
    @maogu1999 Před 4 lety +1

    I want a Koenigsegg more than anything right now...

  • @RC-fg4on
    @RC-fg4on Před 6 lety

    Tnks !

  • @SevenDeMagnus
    @SevenDeMagnus Před 5 lety +8

    I want to build a hypercar now.

  • @TichinDillise
    @TichinDillise Před 11 měsíci

    wow!

  • @shckz9342
    @shckz9342 Před 2 lety

    A LEGEND...

  • @Chrissy25111
    @Chrissy25111 Před 5 lety

    I'm inspired🙏

  • @tanmayaggarwal2220
    @tanmayaggarwal2220 Před 4 lety +1

    This person is great

  • @tredfxman
    @tredfxman Před 7 lety +4

    >>> Christian Von Koeningsegg - King of the Hill...!!!

  • @2-me698
    @2-me698 Před rokem

    The intro was not even his name but the name of his company dam! Show how much value is place on money then your genuis

  • @stefaandewinter6021
    @stefaandewinter6021 Před 4 lety +1

    This is SUPERMAN Wooohw

  • @YaseenAli-zn9ej
    @YaseenAli-zn9ej Před 5 lety +2

    Genius

  • @StephenElectric
    @StephenElectric Před rokem

    Guardian Motors Inc. inspiration

  • @M-28xD
    @M-28xD Před 6 lety +111

    Mr. Koenigsegg looks like a retired hitman(Agent 47). Kinda getting chubby.

  • @rishabp6098
    @rishabp6098 Před 4 lety +1

    Am I the only one who feels that the audio is not synced with the video?

  • @MikeKleinsteuber
    @MikeKleinsteuber Před 2 lety +2

    Shame nobody bothered to intercut the images he was talking about.

  • @kellogr2788
    @kellogr2788 Před 4 lety +1

    I'll be sad when he has to leave the company cuss rn the company progress been going really good and my favorite Koegnigsegg is the Regera

  • @yachtspotter018
    @yachtspotter018 Před 8 lety +7

    Very interesting entrepreneur...

    • @underwood9584
      @underwood9584 Před 7 lety +2

      Charles Fossorier and here i am 21 year old watching porn all the time. I gotta step up my game!

  • @MashMurage
    @MashMurage Před 5 lety

    this is my best hypercar

  • @jarhead2368
    @jarhead2368 Před 5 lety +1

    CEO and founder of Christian Von Koeniggsegg.

  • @Ashallmusica
    @Ashallmusica Před rokem

    He's more than ELON, Genius 💙

  • @johnlakatos639
    @johnlakatos639 Před 5 lety

    He had this plan when he was a little kid 7- 8 years old he has al in mentality thats why he sucseed.

  • @jovester4919
    @jovester4919 Před 5 lety +1

    I want to be like Christian Von koenigsegg

  • @thomas859
    @thomas859 Před rokem

    These ads are great

  • @hayypapi4281
    @hayypapi4281 Před 4 lety

    Ídolo crack von

  • @muhammadsulaiman6151
    @muhammadsulaiman6151 Před 3 lety

    My idol:)

  • @pauljr.harrington1905
    @pauljr.harrington1905 Před 6 lety +1

    At a young age, no cars sold for 8 years, and an average worth of a family, and a fire, to an all time legend fighting Bugatti as well as it is, and being the fastest production car.

  • @fortnitearmy6747
    @fortnitearmy6747 Před 6 lety +2

    👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️

  • @MattGarcyaDC
    @MattGarcyaDC Před 6 lety +5

    how did the company survived when they didnt sell anything for years?

    • @DakicSlobodan
      @DakicSlobodan Před 5 lety +2

      Shareholders with money, angel-investors, bank loans. Read interviews on his website.

  • @B4R0N.
    @B4R0N. Před 2 lety

    That wooden floor anecdote must have been painful as heck to go through at the moment.

  • @johndeneau7667
    @johndeneau7667 Před 5 lety

    Elon and Christian need to do a colab!!!! It de
    Doesn't even need to be cars, those two could accomplish literally anything.

  • @vatsalgohil7541
    @vatsalgohil7541 Před 4 lety +1

    Christian looks like kane from wwe getting chubby 😂
    Anyway it was a beautiful speech ❤️

  • @garrettglass8854
    @garrettglass8854 Před 4 lety +1

    If the introduction doesn’t say “self made man”....

  • @sahillkc
    @sahillkc Před 4 lety

    CEO and founder of Christian koenigsegg

  • @davelassell
    @davelassell Před 6 lety

    The Commish is really smart.

  • @enzoferrari1859
    @enzoferrari1859 Před 5 lety +4

    That intro was cringy af. It should’ve been “Ladies and gentlemen. Please welcome CEO and founder of Koenigsegg, Christian von Koenigsegg.”

  • @epicm999
    @epicm999 Před 3 lety +1

    This is probably the most cursed thing I'd ever say, but what would a Koenigsegg Sedan look like?

  • @p0werl0ve
    @p0werl0ve Před 4 lety +1

    in a way he succeeded because he accepted he can fail

  • @wesamadf7333
    @wesamadf7333 Před 3 lety +1

    11:58 I felt it in my guts xD

  • @mugensamurai
    @mugensamurai Před 7 lety +14

    Elon Musk's arch nemesis.

    • @tacocado89
      @tacocado89 Před 7 lety +5

      mugensamurai I really hope Koenigsegg starts developing electric cars or even hydrogen powered cars. Then he will surely surpass Elon Musk as hypercars will draw a lot of attention from car enthusiasts

    • @dealerovski82
      @dealerovski82 Před 6 lety +5

      He already did, Reagera is hyper hybrid car.

    • @dealerovski82
      @dealerovski82 Před 6 lety

      How can he be a nemesis? Elon Musk deals with Rockets, puts our far more carbon then Koenigseggs cars.

    • @nickcheung7592
      @nickcheung7592 Před 4 lety +1

      *Bugatti arch nemesis

    • @Krishnendu792
      @Krishnendu792 Před 3 lety

      Don't u diss mr. Koenigsegg like that

  • @theweirdo6695
    @theweirdo6695 Před 5 lety +3

    Koenigsegg is his name
    Because his head is a koenigs'egg'

    • @mightyshrigga_3826
      @mightyshrigga_3826 Před 5 lety +1

      His family originated from the German noble family "Königsegg"
      But i know what you mean

    • @h.a.4600
      @h.a.4600 Před 5 lety +1

      C'mon, that pun was so stupid it made me laugh.

  • @seveleleventwelve
    @seveleleventwelve Před 2 lety +2

    Damn! She's smoking-hot!

  • @YourUncle8501
    @YourUncle8501 Před 3 lety

    He must be secret related to Mike Patey

  • @clipwatcher
    @clipwatcher Před 3 lety

    Christian von Koenigsegg is totally Lex Luthor in the flesh.

  • @vijayhandik5383
    @vijayhandik5383 Před 3 lety +3

    Don't ever work with elon please make ur car special by urself like u always do

  • @FreddieBluk
    @FreddieBluk Před 5 lety +1

    What’s the name of the blonde?

  • @TheCosmonik
    @TheCosmonik Před 6 lety +1

    Christian is a nice guy. His worship of Branson is shockingly bad though, going by Branson's recent history. Elon Musk however shows how things should be done.

  • @jody024
    @jody024 Před 8 lety +9

    He was badly introcued and it was short very poorly, we didnt see anything of what he showed

  • @sanderostvold
    @sanderostvold Před 6 lety +2

    How can someone like Christian look up to someone like Elon???

  • @500MTH
    @500MTH Před 2 lety

    It would be really funny if someone said, "Please welcome CEO and founder of Elon Musk"

  • @mustakimrahman1098
    @mustakimrahman1098 Před 5 lety

    Fuck my major in Banking!!!
    I'm gonna form my own car company!!!

  • @Jearbearjenkins
    @Jearbearjenkins Před 2 lety

    Imagine if tesla and koenigsegg combined for a car…

  • @zerohour2703
    @zerohour2703 Před 5 lety

    who is she

  • @__ryan
    @__ryan Před 5 lety

    Christian is the USP.

  • @davidsirmons
    @davidsirmons Před 5 lety +1

    OMFG. Chinese supercar drivers?!?!?!?111 Oh dear god.

  • @gearhead2519
    @gearhead2519 Před 2 lety

    2:07
    Who else came here from Donut Media?

  • @Techformative557
    @Techformative557 Před 5 lety

    Christian and Musk...team the fuck up already

  • @captaincrunch7944
    @captaincrunch7944 Před 5 lety +1

    Dr robotnik lol

  • @1959Ragge
    @1959Ragge Před 6 lety +1

    vill bara som snart 59 år gammal ungdom säga tack christian
    det du har byggt upp är inte mindre än underbart
    dina bilar är både vackra och något av det snabbaste en rik man kan köpa
    synd bara att motorn inte är svensk oxå :)

    • @supersecretninjame
      @supersecretninjame Před rokem

      kan kanske glädja dig genom att berätta att de bygger sina motorer helt själv i Ängelholm numera, de har tagit sig långt förbi den ford v8 som de började med.

  • @funnyperson4027
    @funnyperson4027 Před 5 lety +2

    Both Christian and the ceo Of SSC are very bald, is this the sacrifice of making Hypercars?

  • @cheegum6296
    @cheegum6296 Před 3 lety +1

    Could've been invented 100 years ago looolll

  • @Kigoz4Life
    @Kigoz4Life Před 7 lety +5

    Welcome the CEO and founder of CHristian Koenigsegg? so he's the founder and CEO of himself? lol bittttttttch

  • @svantealmstrom2008
    @svantealmstrom2008 Před 6 lety

    He has no eyebrows lmao

    • @saulbdelara6934
      @saulbdelara6934 Před 6 lety +2

      Bob the playboi His Name is Planted on One of The Fastest cars In The world... Wtf do you have huh

  • @mareleb8567
    @mareleb8567 Před 4 lety

    Z