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Tech-enthusiast with a growth mindset who likes to build and scale complex software…
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University of Technology Sydney
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Activities and Societies: Marketing Management, Marketing Strategy, Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Services Marketing, Pricing & Revenue Management, Strategic International Marketing, Channel Management, Marketing Communications
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Activities and Societies: International Marketing, Comparative Management, Project Management
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Tom Villinger
🚨 Red Alert for Germany’s Startup Ecosystem: A 30% Drop in Active Investors – How Can We Keep the Innovation Engine Running? A recent article from Handelsblatt (link in comments) points out that early-stage startups are especially at risk during this downturn since they depend on venture capital to scale. The expanding funding gap will further stifle growth in areas where innovation is most needed. Yet, within this challenge lies opportunity: 🌱 Resilient Sectors Lead the Way Sectors like #GreenTech and #AI are still drawing investment, showing their potential to drive innovation. These industries highlight where Germany can have the most significant impact. 🏠 Family Offices as Growth Catalysts As traditional investors pull back, family offices can step up. By leveraging patient capital, they can empower promising startups and lay the foundation for long-term success. 🤝 Venture Clienting as a Key to Co-Innovation Strategic partnerships between startups and established businesses bridge the funding gap. These alliances not only drive digital transformation but also deliver mutual value and foster innovation. At D11Z. Ventures, we believe Germany’s competitive edge depends on collaboration. That's why we invest in high-potential startups and create co-innovation opportunities with family offices and industry leaders. Together, we're fostering an ecosystem that drives innovation and supports long-term growth. 🚀 💬 How can family offices and industry leaders support the next wave of startup innovation? Share your ideas below! #D11ZVentures #Innovation #StartupEcosystem #VentureCapital #InnovationLeadership #FamilyOffices #CoInnovation #ArtificialIntelligence
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Marius Rosenberg
😱 German VCs are in deep trouble 😱 - at least according to a recent article in manager magazin. Let's dive into it... 🤿 🤔 The key narrative of the article stems from two arguments: 1️⃣ VC funds who started investing in 2020 and 2021 are underperforming funds raised in 2017-2019 (so called "vintages" in VC-language). 2️⃣ Since the performance of recent vintages is "bad", it is harder for VCs to raise new funds, competiton amongst funds is getting stronger and managers start getting at each others throat. Voilà, the industry is in crisis! 😱 💸 As proof they showed that the "share of VC funds who distributed capital back to investors" for vintages 2020 and 2021 is lower after 3, 4 and 5 years, compared to vintages 2017-2019. 😤 This analysis immediately triggered me, because I see two problems with it: 1) "Share of VC funds who distributed capital back to investors" is first of all a very "odd" KPI, because it does only measure the "fact" of distribution, and not the "amount". A more typical measure of success is the DPI-Ratio ("Distributions-to-paid-in-capital-ratio), which is an actual performance measure of the fund, or the IRR, the internal-rate-of-return, which does not take distributions into account but shows the actual value increase of the existing holdings of a fund. 2) The Second "problem" is the that the mentioned KPI neglects the "timing problem" of the different vintages. For example, macroeconomic effects like the Corona Pandemic or the War in Ukraine affect all funds, but if you compare the vintages, the effect comes in a very different "stage" of the life cycle of the fund. The data for the analysis comes from Carta, so I went back to the original source ( 🤓 ) and found this median IRR analysis for different vintages, that paints a much better picture in my perspective. It is true that the vintages 2021 and 2022 had a rough start due to the end of the corona-startup-hype and the start of the war in Ukraine. But IRRs are constantly picking up. It rather seems to me, that these funds started "in a dip" and are now coming out of it. To frame it positvely, they may have even made some "cheap" deals during the recent years, which may pay off in the next years 😉 . Remember: VC funds run for 10+2 years. So there is still time to create great value from the investments done in recent years. But what about the lower share of "pay-outs" that the #ManagerMagazin highlights? I think that this is actually due to a shift in the VC landscape in general. While earlier vintages have invested strongly in B2C and B2B software, "younger" vintages have done more #deeptech investments which takes more time to mature and quick exits are rare, which is not a bad thing. By the way: The article on Carta was actually titled "Despite a slow start, investors are optimistic about recent VC fund vintages" which is probably more accurate than the headline in #ManagerMagazin which titled "Earthquake in Berlins VC scene" 😂 Thoughts?
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Dirk Sahlmer
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Johannes Nagl
For this role, YOU should apply quickly if … 🙈 You want to work not only with me, 🥰 But also with Ali, Maggie, Matthias & Laura 🤗 and briefly with Eva ➡️ Head of Product at Swat.io with a passion for strategy and an absolute hands-on attitude wanted ⬅️ Since Eva is temporarily leaving us for a project in her private environment (🍼), I am looking together with Jane for the ideal replacement for Eva. What is the role all about? 🤩 Lead our Product Team, consisting of two Product Owners and two UI/UX Designers (4 people) 🤩 Develop strategic product roadmaps and align regularly with our strategy group to ensure our product fits within the overall company strategy 🤩 Further develop our product to ensure our users have the best possible experience while driving our business forward 🤩 Coordinate our product owners, developers, and designers to develop solutions and ensure great UX 🤩 Serve as an internal link, aligning our Customer Support, Development, Marketing, and Sales Teams to analyze user problems, develop solutions, and work on user acquisition strategies 🤩 Actively stay informed about changes in the market 🤩 Allocate 50% of your work week to strategic tasks and 50% to hands-on projects and teamwork 🤩 Work closely with the Development Team, enabling the development of value-adding features 🤩 Define and monitor key KPIs and derive improvement potentials 🤩 Support the Sales, Marketing, and Support teams in effective communication with customers and customer acquisition This is how we role: Iterate Agilely: * We prefer small iterations over waterfall. * We ship often & early. * We embrace continuous change. Simplicity Wins: * Simplicity is in our DNA * No project is too small, but there is definitely a „too big“. * We value clear and simple design. * Simplicity also means no technical debt. Collaboration First/ one for all, all for one: * Arguments before ego. * We are one team that supports each other. * We are managers of ourselves. Data-Driven Excellence: * Data is a strong argument. * Challenge the status quo. Positive Team Culture: * We are the good & fun people. * We assume the best intent. * We give feedback because we care about each other. In case this sounds great, let me close with the following: 😮 No Bullshit 😮 No Company Politics 😮 Full Hybrid Work (office in Vienna, but most people in the unit are working remotely) 😮 Impact, Impact, Impact 😮 Amazing Teammates In case you’re now even more excited, just drop me a PM! It doesn’t get easier to apply for your next dream job. #swatio #jobs #productmanagement #remotework #socialmediamanagement #saas
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Techstars Berlin
Strong founders are like benevolent dictators. 👑🤝 How do personality profiles of successful early-stage founding teams differ from those who are not so successful? We analyzed our 83 early stage founders in our Techstars Berlin portfolio to understand the secret recipe of successful founding teams at the early stage. Our founders took an assessment called Profile Dynamics®, which is an assessment designed to analyze people’s individual driving factors and motivation. Cornelius Schaub and Robert Siegers were so kind to introduce this to us. Profile Dynamics breaks personality factors down into 7 main categories 👉 💡 Yellow: Inspires with visionary ideas, forward-thinking, optimism, and is analytical 🏆 Orange: Competes, plays to win and to be viewed as successful 🏎️ Red: Executes quickly and decisively, and not afraid to be confrontational when necessary 💜 Purple: Stays loyal and dedicated to a cause or people, seeking security and safety 📘 Blue: Thrives in a structured environment, seeking stability and reliability 🌿 Green: Seeks harmony among people, listens empathetically, and desires consensus 🌐 Turquoise: Sees situations holistically, integrates difference in perspective, connects dots Here is the pattern in most of our founding teams that were successful in early-stage fundraising: 🏎️ More Decisive Red 🔴 Successful teams have on average 10 more points on their red score than unsuccessful ones. Takeaway: Strong founders are masters of execution. They cut off discussion to act quickly and decisively. They are relentless in working toward their goals, even if it sometimes means stepping on some toes. 💡 Lots of Visionary Yellow 🟡 100% of our most successful teams have at least one co-founder with a score of yellow higher than 10 points (average difference is 7 points). Takeaway: Successful founders are insanely ambitious with a vision for a new future. They can set a clear and inspiring Northstar for their company. They push for data to back up their vision and set the course. 🌐 Some integrative turquoise 🌐 Successful teams have on average 4 more points on turquoise than unsuccessful ones. Takeaway: While being decisive and visionary, it is critical to be able to integrate a diverse set of opinions around the (leadership) table. Strong teams tend to think in “and” not in “or” (e.g. growth AND profitability). 🌿 Less Harmonious Green 🟢 Unsuccessful teams have on average 8 points more in green. Takeaway: Unsuccessful founders often focus too much on building internal alignment instead of making decisions quickly and executing them. Therefore, don’t feel bad about being assertive and making decisive choices from time to time. We define successful as having raised a (pre-)seed round from institutional investors. Our sample size is 83. While this does not qualify for a scientific publication, is should give some practical advice.
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Cephas Ndubueze
Hey Berliners 😍 I’m back from Munich, and somehow managed to dodge both COVID and the Wiesn Grippe—no idea how, but there's no time to slow down! This week is on fire again, and if you didn’t know, we’ve got your back. Berlin SaaS week is in full swing! Comment below to win a guest list spot for these launch events: - startbereit launch event this Wednesday - M.STORIES Podcast launch event next week on Tuesday - Periodly launch event next week Thursday. 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺: SaaS Founders Networking Night by Unicorn Bakery & re:cap 🧑💼 🥂 | 7 pm - 11 pm: Kick-off Berlin SaaS Week the right way and join the founder-only event with Germany's most ambitious SaaS Founders. Speakers are Scott Chacon ((7,5 Milliarden exit an Microsoft) & Patrick Andrae (HomeToGo, publicly listed) VEECEE GP Dinner @Nightkitchen 🍽🍾 | 7:30 pm: GP-Dinner from VCs for VCs, during SaaS Week Berlin at Nightkitchen Berlin. 𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺: startbereit Launch Event 🍾 | 5:30 pm: Together with Berliner Volksbank eG and no venture studio, they will officially launch startbereit; this milestone will be celebrated with other leading startup ecosystem partners. FOMO247 is a proud media partner of this event! CMO & CRO Networking Night 🧑💼🥂 | 6 pm: Organized by Cremanski & Company – The Revenue Architects & Company and OMR Reviews, this networking dinner is designed to foster value-creating exchanges and provide new perspectives from the world of SaaS. 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺: ARRtist Summit 🧑💼| Join ARRtist SUMMIT to meet 500 high-profile B2B SaaS Founders and CxO, and 125 B2B SaaS investors. Network with and learn from the most relevant community in B2B SaaS for Europe. Join launch of THE CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center) and Venture Café Berlin 🍾 | (5 pm - 12 am: Kicking off with Thursday Gathering #1: connect with innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers from across the city! I will share some thoughts about the current startup scene with 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 Maren Lesche , Christoph Raethke, and Klaus G. Kammermeier. 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺: Hugo x Zalando 🔵👖 | 7 pm: A unique experience celebrating creativity. Meet some of Berlin's most talented local artists and stylists, get creative, explore the new HUGO BLUE collection, and enjoy some vibrant DJ sets and tasty vibes. Organized by AS.C Studio 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺: FEMALE FUTURE FORCE DAY @bcc Berlin 🦸♀️ | 10 am - 6 pm: This year's motto, BRIDGE THE GAP, addresses the omnipresent inequalities in almost all areas of life. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐅𝐎𝐌𝐎 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 👇 Which event are you planning to attend this week? What event did we miss? Please comment below! xoxo FOMO247 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬: Bits & Pretzels, 𝘊𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯, 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘑𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 …
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Priti Mehra
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Carsten Gjoertler Salling
Series A Engineering: How does Dreamcraft Ventures support startups towards a successful Series A? 🚀 Find out in our Bits & Pretzels Masterclass in Munich on 30 Sep, which will be hosted by Nico, Founder Enablement Partner, and yours truly 🙌 We will cover how we invest and support portfolio companies. Using Hiber as a case study, I will talk about our collaboration with Michael and his team, and give you insights into how they raised their $15m Series A led by EQT Ventures 🤩 Nico will do a deep dive into crucial building blocks for early-stage startups. Based on his +15 years of experience from VC-backed startups like Trustpilot and Platypus, which he co-founded, Nico will provide hands-on advice for hiring, creating structural trust, retaining talent and building a performance culture 💪🔥 Are you going to Bits & Pretzels? Then join our Masterclass or reach out to myself, Nico or our colleague, Mads, if you want to meet up elsewhere! 💬 #Bits24 #venturecapital #vc #startup
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JJ (Projjal) Ghatak
This is the OnLoop activities-per-week chart for every week of 2023 and 2024. 2024 will forever be the year we finally built a product that delivered real value—after four years of relentless effort. In VC lingo, this timeline might be considered "too slow". And many people write you off. But over time, you realize none of that truly matters. What matters is building something that moves the world forward, even a little bit. I wouldn’t call it PMF (Product-Market Fit) just yet, as we’re still figuring out a high-ROI GTM motion. But consistent activity growth over long periods of time isn’t a fluke. It’s the result of grit, persistence, and a lot of lessons learned. Huge credit to Johannes Erlach and Cara Chiang for leading this charge and Jin Hong Chin for ably shepherding the build team. Some of the world’s best companies—like Figma and Notion—found PMF in years 4 and 5. The key now for us is nurturing this spark with the right investors, partners, and customers. Stay tuned—there’s exciting news ahead in the coming weeks! As we approach the end of 2024, I can say this has been one of the toughest years of my career. It’s aged me, and for the first time, I’ve felt the weight of true burnout. But I believe I’ve emerged stronger for it. 2025 has a good ring to it—and with hopefully some stamina refilling in the tank, I’ll be ready for what's next. Vamos.
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Stefan F. Schnabl
The digital #education #industry is going through a lot of changes, many due to the incredible technological advancements of #genAI. 🤖 It was fun to catch up with Tim Burnett ✨, who is a leading voice in the industry and has started the Test Community Network to provide a place where the ecosystem can share and exchange insights and talk about emerging trends. 🎉 It was a blast talking to Tim this morning together with my good friend and business partner Bernhard Waglechner. We briefly touched on the #digital #assessment #industry, new #trends in both #technology & #regulation, how Europe differs from other markets, such as the US, and how our solution - bizExaminer - fits into all of it. 🤓 Thanks Tim for having us, and for all you do for the ecosystem. 🙏
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Julia Goelles
I have A LOT to share about last week’s amazing Women of SaaS Berlin Pre-Summer Edition - so you better grab a coffee. 😊 [Shortcut for those who are curious: link to event photos in the comments. 📸] Beside super high networking activity (as always 🤩) and many cool women (from founders to juniors and senior managers), we had a power panel talk about the SaaS job market - hearing insights, personal stories and learning about developments in hiring, from seasoned SaaS professionals and long-standing Women of SaaS Julia Dócolas and Fernanda Ivatiuk: 🎢 According to Julia, “the SaaS job market is a rollercoaster.“ Hiring waves come and go - and come and go. 💸 Recently, she has been seeing a focus shift away from developer roles to Sales and business. 🗣 (German) Language skills have become much more important again, making it tougher for international talent. 😎 No news, men are still so much more confident in their applications than women: “The junior feels confident that he can apply for the CEO position.“ 🔍 Fernanda shared her story how after a layoff and a draining job search she became the Head of Sales in a German-speaking company. 💪 🚀 🤔 Her advice for those affected by layoffs: don‘t take the first job that‘s offered to you. Take a break and think about what you want from your next role and company. 🎤 Women in the audience asked for advice on #pivoting their careers: How to enter the SaaS world without any prior experience in tech? How to get a job at a scale up if you‘ve only ever worked in corporations before? And while there is not one or not an easy answer, our panelists had valuable thoughts to share: ✨ The SaaS world offers many new roles: map your strengths to roles you might not have considered. For example, sales nowadays focuses a lot more on relationship building and stakeholder orchestration rather than the aggressive sales tactics of the past. 💨 Go the extra mile and stand out from the crowd of applicants, surprise the employer and treat your application like a sales process. 🏃♀️ You might have to take one step back in order to make three steps forward: consider taking on a more junior role to then rise through the ranks. An amazing panel with two Brazilian women (what are the chances!?) that inspired me personally and many people in the crowd! ✨ Thank you to the whole Freshworks team for hosting us, to Toni Redman for coming all the way from London, to Stefania for being a strong driving force behind our WoS Berlin team and to Michał, our #manbassador who again captured wonderful moments between Women of SaaS - as seen in this video. We hope to meet you at an event near you soon! Vienna, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Munich and Paris are up next! 🌎
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Tomer Diari
The SaaS industry is still growing. But much more slowly. Last month I shared an Aleph statistic. Over the last 3 years we have invested in 17 companies. Only 1 out 17 was a classic horizontal SaaS company. SaaS was the single best business model of the last cycle (2008-2021), but the category has since entered a maturity stage (see graph below). This new report from the wonderful software team at Avenir clearly illustrates it. Growth rates for the combined SaaS industry are quickly declining as we are entering the later stages of maturity. In other words, there’s already an established software company in most sectors - and there’s very little room for entirely new software categories. At Aleph we still believe there’s an opportunity to build successful SaaS companies, but new entrants would have to carve out market share in existing industries and displace existing vendors. Vertical software is one area where lesser competition makes it more attractive, but entrepreneurs in crowded horizontal markets would have to work harder than ever before. Another key takeaway from the report - there are only 72 publicly traded companies (with market cap > $5Bn) with a combined market cap of $5.8Tr. However, 56% of this value is attributed to Microsoft alone, followed by a very long tail of lesser performing companies. Moreover, only 2 of the largest 11 companies were funded after the year 2000 (ServiceNow, CrowdStrike). If you are building or investing in SaaS, you should definitely read the full report by Jared Sleeper, Hannah Bao and David Prilutsky (link in the first comment).
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Mikel Mangold
🚨 Little update regarding the startup ecosystem in 🇩🇪. Q3 💰 reports are out. Where is Berlin?! Well, Munich has raised more capital than the capital in 2024. More importantly; both cities combined raised just as much as Paris. A year ago; Berlin was compared to Paris as being as impactful. (https://lnkd.in/eqTdYbWW by Handelsblatt ... I guess some changes are in the air. OpenAI also just arrived in Paris. What is happening in Berlin? Slowdown? Decline? Where are all the deep tech startups? (https://lnkd.in/eXcsKPKV and https://lnkd.in/eWCqvBmr) Still see tons of HR Tech, Legal Tech, and Fintech here in Berlin. Maybe too much of that. This report from the picture from Dealroom.co 📊 https://lnkd.in/emyhrck7 📉 Berlin is now ranked 30 worldwide on Pitchbook: https://lnkd.in/eBUJRH99 Ps: no idea what is the New Palo Alto here
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Scott Galvao
👀 Industry Myopia at Kind + Jugend: A Fun Discovery! 🎉 After chatting with lots of companies at Kind + Jugend, I was struck by a classic case of industry myopia—where you think everyone knows about subscription models for physical products, but many are still only waking up to the opportunities. 😲 But it’s more common than you’d think, and as industry forerunners, it's our job to educate and inspire. So, let’s do something new - I’m tagging some companies I spoke with who were intrigued by the idea of #subscriptions for baby products. I’d be happy to explore how subscriptions/rentals can add new streams of revenue and market segments for you. 👍 Give a thumbs up if you believe subscriptions make sense for kids' and baby products! @HopFrosch 👟 Massive potential for a shoe subscription service. Kids grow, so do their feet! If it works for kids' bikes, why not for shoes? With returns, there’s so much to do in terms of sharing and recycling. @Bumbuns 🍼 Did you know a child goes through 2.5k to 3k diapers in their first year? Subscriptions can ease the upfront cost and help keep reusable diapers out of landfills. @AbitareKids 🛏️ Imagine a subscription service for modular kids’ beds. It’s a win-win for growing kids and their parents! Delta Children🍼 Cribs and other bulky items take up space. A subscription model can offer convenience for parents and give products a second life through refurbishment. Silver Cross Ltd Subscriptions for strollers, prams, and pushchairs are growing by leaps and bounds. Don’t miss out on offering this flexibility to your customers as well! TotsBots Ltd 🧼 Reusable diapers are fantastic, but the upfront cost can be high. Subscriptions can reduce this burden and support your mission to keep diapers out of landfills. RIKO 🚼 Strollers + subscriptions = success! It’s a win for consumers, suppliers, manufacturers, and our planet. Babyhood Lab 🛋️ The subscription model fits baby carriages here too. Let’s explore the potential! iCandy World Subscriptions for strollers and high-end baby gear totally make sense—just ask Bugaboo! 😎 So, dear “Digital Manager” at iCandy, if you’re out there lurking… I’m patiently waiting for your call! 📞👀 🔍 Let's keep the conversation going! If you’re interested in exploring how subscriptions can transform your business or want to share your thoughts, drop a comment or send me a message. Together, we can drive #innovation and #sustainability in the kids' and baby market! 🚀💡 #circulareconomy #businessmodelinnovation #subscriptions #ecommerce #babyequipment
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Daniel Szabo
🚀 Big News: We’re Launching Generation Tech Partners! 🚀 Thrilled to announce that Sebastian Herfurth and I are launching Generation Tech — Europe’s first AI-native Private Equity Studio! Our mission? To acquire Germany’s best legacy companies and turn them into AI-driven category leaders. We believe that family-owned businesses with deep roots and strong foundations can thrive in the next chapter with cutting-edge AI and digital transformation. We’re here to preserve these companies' legacies while unlocking new growth potential. 👉 We’re actively looking for businesses in Germany ready for succession. 👉 We’re building a top team of leaders passionate about transforming traditional industries with AI. 💬 Do you know a business owner thinking about selling? 💬 Are there people in your network we should talk to? Let’s connect! Together, we’ll build the next wave of AI-powered category leaders from the strongest foundations. #GenerationTech #PrivateEquity #SuccessionPlanning #AI #DigitalTransformation #Mittelstand #FutureOfWork #BusinessTransformation #NextGenLeadership
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