Growth Challenges: The Right Funding and Team Dynamics for Startups
Matt Warcholinski, co-founder of @brainhubeu, delves into an innovative hybrid work models, balancing sales and product management, funding significance, and the importance of human-centric leadership in startups with Dennis Teichmann, Startup Investor and Advisor.
In this episode
In this episode, Matt Warcholinski engages in a comprehensive discussion with Startup Investor and Advisor Dennis Teichmann, covering the evolution of Jacando from a tech-focused startup, innovative hybrid work models, balancing sales and product management, the role of funding, and the importance of human-centric leadership in the startup landscape.
Matt Warcholinski
Co-founder of Brainhub, Matt describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur”. Throughout his career, Matt has developed several startups in Germany, wearing many hats- from a marketer to an IT Engineer and customer support specialist. As a host of the Better Tech Leadership podcast, Matt talks about growing successful businesses and the challenges of being a startup founder and investor.
Dennis Teichmann
Dennis Teichmann is a customer-focused problem solver with a strategic background in media and online publishing, renowned for his leadership role in scaling and exiting the HR cloud software business model for jacando. His secret to success lies in prioritizing customer needs and exceeding expectations to create impactful products and portfolios.
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The Better Tech Leadership Podcast
A podcast where we share a drink with leaders that build the world’s greatest teams and products. Giving you the playbook for growing a successful tech business as a founder, CTO and aspiring CTO.
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