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The pitchmasters: Constant iteration on pitch situations
Background Often in sales situations the most important part of the entire funnel is the pitching with the customer – being it face to face or in a video or phone call. Regularly we will try to increase the quality of these conversations by having a manager or trainer shadowing these sessions and give feedback[…]
Working together: health check for teams
The core component of any larger group of people is teams working together. This might be the usual suspects like service and product or sales & customer success or just any other team which interacts on a regular basis. Inspired by Spotifys Squad Health Check model I was looking for a tool to quickly understand the health of two teams working together and did not find any. Hence I drafted our own. […]
bookingkit Receives Millions in Additional Strategic Investment Capital
bookingkit, Europe’s leading Software-as-a-Service company for providers of tours, attractions and activities, emerges strengthened from the Covid-19 crisis: The industry-wide dip in tourism-related revenue after the Europe-wide contact restrictions in spring is now facing a strongly accelerated sales development. In order to make strategic use of this momentum and further expand its position in various[…]
Good Project Manager / Bad Project Manager
Preface Why am I creating good vs. bad comparisons for various roles? In short: Because it helps me with my recruiting & feedback reflection process and it makes the game more transparent for anyone working with me. The long version of this article can be found in Why am I writing good vs. bad comparisons for[…]
Good Head of Technology / Bad Head of Technology (or Head of Engineering)
Please note: I am using the term Head of Technology as a synonym to Head of Engineering. Preface Why am I creating good vs. bad comparisons for various roles? In short: Because it helps me with my recruiting & feedback reflection process and it makes the game more transparent for anyone working with me. The[…]
Why am I writing good vs. bad comparisons for various roles?
On various points of my entrepreneurial career I need to reflect on if someone is a good fit for their role or a bad fit – be it while recruiting people or holding feedback meetings. In order to make my thinking more resilient and transparent I took the time to write down the categories for the role I am[…]
Good manager / bad manager
Preface Why am I writing good vs. bad comparisons for various roles? In short: Because it helps me on my recruiting & feedback reflection process and it makes the game more transparent for anyone working with me. The long version can be found in Why am I writing good vs. bad comparisons for various roles? Good vs. bad[…]
Series C Funding Round: bookingkit Secures Multi-Million Euro Financing and Pushes Further Expansion in Europe
Series C Funding Round in mid-single-digit million euro amount Intermedia Vermögensverwaltung and family of companies Müller Medien are once again lead investors and seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds expands its commitment Expansion in to new European markets planned for this summer Existing business in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and France to be further developed bookingkit achieves profitability in[…]
bookingkit Completes Series B Funding Round
bookingkit Completes Series B Funding Round: bookingkit Receives Fresh Capital, Müller Medien on Board as New Investor
BERLIN, February 26, 2018 — bookingkit, Germany’s leading SaaS solution for digitalized tours and activities, announced today that it has raised a single-digit million amount in Series B funding. The current investment was closed in late summer 2017, and Müller Medien has been acquired as a further investor in January 2018. The fresh capital will be invested to maintain the rapid growth of the company and expanding its team.
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Auf starkem Wachstumskurs: bookingkit schließt Millionenfinanzierung ab
Intermedia investiert gemeinsam mit den bestehenden Investoren HTGF und Robert Kabs eine mittlere siebenstellige Summe in den stark wachsenden Softwareanbieter
Berlin – Der Berliner Buchungssoftware-Anbieter bookingkit schließt eine Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde ab. Neu als Investor an Bord ist Intermedia, eine Beteiligungsgesellschaft von Medien Union, eine der führenden Mediengruppen Deutschlands. Bereits Anfang 2015 gewann das Berliner Startup den größten deutschen Early-Stage-Investor High-Tech-Gründerfonds (HTGF) sowie den Hamburger Business Angel Robert Kabs als Investoren für sich. Gemeinsam beteiligen sich die drei Gesellschafter nun in einer Series-A-Finanzierung mit einer mittleren siebenstelligen Summe am weiteren Ausbau des Unternehmens. […]