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bookingkit successfully raises new financing round, providing guidance towards independent future growth
Berlin, June 6, 2023 – bookingkit, Europe’s leading booking and marketing solution for attractions, tours and activities, secures additional millions from its existing investors Intermedia Vermögensverwaltung, the Müller Medien family of companies and business angel Robert Kabs in a new financing round. With this, the Berlin-based software-as-a-service company not only lays a decisive foundation for[…]
Will the African tech ecosystem be the big winner of the US- and European demand for tech talent?
The African continent is undergoing a digital revolution that has seen a surge in tech-related jobs and businesses. This has been driven by the rise of mobile technology, increased internet access, and improved educational opportunities. With the increasing demand for technology jobs in Europe and the United States, many African tech talents are beginning to[…]
VR Ventures and Coparion invest US$1.7 million in ContractHero and cloud-based contract management
Successful pre-seed round VR Ventures and Coparion invest US$1.7 million in ContractHero and cloud-based contract management Around 80 percent of German companies without digital contract management Time and cost savings through overview, visualization and automation Cloud-based software-as-a-service especially for SMEs, mid-sized companies and startups Berlin, 27.10.2021 – Contract management startup ContractHero raises USD 1.7 million[…]
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[…]