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Ten years ago, the idea of Winningtemp was born. The concept, unique at the time, revolved around collecting data from employees to optimize organizations' most crucial resource: their employees. Mathias Hansson Fredlund who also shared the dream soon joined as a co-founder. At that point, he was however unaware that our days would exist of making cold calls, trying to sell a vision to people who declined and laughed at us. We, and the rapidly growing team we brought onboard, had no idea that these calls would one day make a significant difference for 2,5 million people and lead to us being recognized as one of Sweden's fastest-growing companies four years in a row (2018–2021, with over 6000% growth). But after working in HR Tech for 20 years and co-founding three SaaS companies, I've learned one thing: it's all about finding great people who share values and dreams, but most importantly – having fun! With a successful financial year behind us, the launch of a new 3-year strategy, and the establishment of an experienced and skilled leadership team (as well as our fantastic employees!), it's time for me to take a new step. With pride and gratitude, I will transition from my operational role as CEO to start working strategically through the board. Our excellent CFO, Carl Axell, will temporarily assume the role of CEO, and I am confident that he will lead Winningtemp to success. For me, this is not a farewell, but I still want to thank co-founder, employees, investors, partners, and customers. Especially those who believed in me when I pitched the idea on a lousy PPT without a product in sight 😉 In the future, I will also support other skilled entrepreneurs who share the vision to make an impact in the world. With my 20 years of experience making mistakes (or should I say, learning valuable lessons!) building businesses, I aim to provide a source of mental support for fellow entrepreneurs as they construct and, eventually, expand their visionary endeavors.

Choosing a co-founder can be difficult! 🤔 If I calculated the hours that I spend with Vicky fuller, it would certainly outweigh the amount of time I spend with my husband some weeks! 🫢 One thing is for sure, we have had a blast on what has been a mammoth week! I hope this video gives you that Friday feeling.  Let’s celebrate the launch of Swoperz and tag your amazing co-founder below⬇️  #founders #startuplife #fridayfeeling

Too many people take shots of COKA before making their pitch presentations. Yes. true, it happened last evening. I was at a major networking event, and about 100 entrepreneurs and startups attended. Those pitching were given 60 seconds to tell their stories. Good. But during the mingling and networking prior to the pitch event, many took shots of COKA. Which meant they got high. Because of this, I found their pitch messages incoherent when they pitched. Why? Because COKA is: C = Curse O = Of K = Knowledge and A = Assumptions The people who pitched who didn't make any sense to me took for granted the audience knew what they were talking about. How could the audience know? Each speaker has intimate knowledge of the product/service process. But the audience needs to understand the basics, the what, why, how and what to do with the information. I felt sorry for many of the pitch presenters ... 60 seconds of opportunity went 'poof' in front of 100 people who might have invested, bought into, joined, or hired them. COKA assisted by "Rush & Gush" ( my term for talk too fast, mumble and talk too much), muddles your pitch presentation. There are better, easier, cooler ways to ensure your pitch message lands and engages with the audience. For the interested, see the cure for COKA and "Rush & Gush" in the comments box below. #rhetoric #persuasion #communication #leadership

Gratitude, Second Chances, and New Beginnings! Leading and nurturing a team of 45 passionate individuals at SabjiStop was an experience that defined resilience and commitment. But sometimes, even the most dedicated journeys face challenges; and the closure of SabjiStop was one of the most testing phases of my professional life. It's during such times that true supporters emerge. CA Diwanshu Goyal wasn't just a beacon of hope; he was a symbol of belief – belief in second chances and the undying spirit of entrepreneurship. Today, as I excitedly embark on a fresh journey with SCV & Co. LLP , I am profoundly reminded of the significance of second chances. This prestigious firm, by welcoming me, has reinstated that failures in the startup world are not the destiny of its founders. Instead, they are merely learning curves on the way to greater success. A heartfelt shoutout to CA Diwanshu Goyal: your faith has been a game-changer. And to Ashish Agarwal sir, thank you for seeing the potential in me and offering this wonderful opportunity at SCV & Co LLP. Also, a special thanks to usha kholiya for making the onboarding process smooth and hassle-free. To SCV & Co. LLP, a massive thank you for proving that the world of business is as much about heart as it is about numbers. Here’s to new beginnings, and the belief that our past doesn't define us, but rather refines us for a brighter future! 🚀 #GratitudeJourney #SecondChances #BusinessGrowth #CareerJourney #LeadershipMatters #EntrepreneurshipInsights #ProfessionalResilience #BusinessOpportunities #CareerPivot #MentorshipMatters #IndustryInsights #StrategicPartnerships

On the 29th of March this year Yappy Group turned 12! While it's impossible to get our whole team together with North America ETC in play we had a celebration in our Perth Office in the City where it all began. From very humble beginnings as a suburban garage startup to disrupting how companies with B2B contracts it was a real pinch us moment. There was a lot to celebrate! Having won over $3B in B2B contracts over the last couple of years alone ($68M of that just last week) it was great to stop and celebrate the wins. Here are some words from our Founder/CEO Kohen Grogan "I’m so proud of our team, what we’ve built and what we are building. To think this all started from very humble beginnings in a suburban garage is mind blowing. I'm so proud of not only what we have achieved as far as wins go but the philanthropic impact we have been able to make which is only going to continue to get bigger and better over time! I’d like to take this moment to thank our incredible clients, partners, investors and advisors all of which are allowing us to get to our goals while getting to theirs. Nothing beats a win win 🏆" We know too well CEOs don't often celebrate the wins so over the next 12 weeks we are going to celebrate some of our biggest and best to date all achieved with our proprietary tech. Here is to the next 12 years and being a part of something very special! YAPPY DAYS! #GROWTH #TECH

Sales from the company board perspective: - how should we contribute in driving sales? This workshop is open to all Board members, Sales directors, CEOs and Founders of Startups and Scale-ups! 😀

We thank the group of business executives who visited us at #CantekGroup today. Today, we took the #first #step and laid the foundation for what is ahead of us as we set off into new #potentials. Exciting things are happening in the field of #CantekMeatTechnologies, and all led #conversations today have only increased our thrive. Without a doubt, the key to our #success abroad will be our #NationalCooperation. We are more #driven, #capable, #resilient, and #prepared to #open up #NewHorizons when we work together. We will keep #PushingLimits, #ShatteringObstacles, and blazing a trail to #achievement. #StrongerTogether

Why did Prosal begin? CEO Blog Nation - CBNation.co asked our cofounders and we shared our reply, along with 23 other founders. Read why below!

Following my post about the exit of squeaker.net GmbH, I promised some more insights about the entrepreneurial journey. Here goes: We started squeaker in 1999 while we were still in University of Cologne. It was the first internet hype and the subsequent bubble burst - and it was a crazy rollercoaster ride: The beginnings: We literally started in a garage (in a shabby "Gründerzentrum" in Cologne). Paused studying and cracked on by building the platform, writing content and calling up potential customers. Learnings: Get paying customers! Instead of getting investors we signed our first two paying customers (L'Oreál and PwC - still grateful for thier leap of faith). Bootstrap! Instead of buying equipment, we took our PCs from our student dorms to the office and got free furniture from the companies that we used to work for (Spoiler: We later defeated insolvency by selling that furniture again). I don't think we paid salaries and somehow managed to get people to work for us (Ognjen Zeric still thinks, I owe him). It was the crazy early days of the internet. Everything was possible. Everything was new. Nobody knew what they were doing. The hubris: We later got some VC investment, started two further companies, worked 20 hours a day, hired people, partied, lost focus. Still an amazing time. But we had no idea how to build a company. When the bubble burst, our VC went bankrupt. I rescued squeaker from the fallout by taking the business into my student dorm, focused on sales and hustled my way to build a stable and profitable company. Learnings: Focus on one business and one business model! Don't give up! If you serve a real customer need, the company can change shape, form and trajectory. The stable growth: After finishing my studies I needed to heat the humble pie and wanted to learn. I joined Oliver Wyman. Jonas Seyfferth built the next phase of the company. With Jennifer Janina Kiepe, Christoph Kasper, Daniel Krewet, Julia Tiede and Frank Dreher the company emancipated from a student project to a "real" business. We stayed true to our mission, we delivered real value to users and customers. Frank took the helm and expanded products and services around a razor sharp focus on serving our main clients. Learnings: Be profitable! Profitability means opportunity, independence, security. Focus! Instead of building distracting new business models inside the company, spin-offs emerged with consultingheads and PrepLounge. I'm happy how after 24 years the journey ends for me but continues for squeaker. Surely, I've missed some things and this is a bit of self-serving survivorship bias. In the end, we also had luck. But I apply a lot of the learnings today when I make my investment decisions with MVC Menden Ventures and help founders. I favour fundamentals, sales-driven organisations, profit orientation, good people. More on what's next in another post...