Marius Krüger’s Post

💥 Just received accreditation to the OMR Festival in Hamburg starting tomorrow! 😃I'm very excited to dive into the latest trends, innovations, and strategies in the industry. But let's be real, I'm also looking forward to catching up with old friends and colleagues, swapping stories over some pretzels and bratwursts. 🤝Let the networking and fun begin! See you there! #OMRfestival #OnlineMarketing #DigitalMarketingExperts

SCIENCE SUPERPOWER: BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS: EMPOWERING BUSINESSES IN THE UK THROUGH ACCESS TO STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS. This is a summary report from a roundtable, held in summer of 2023, organized by Onwards, in partnership with the Fair Standards Alliance.

Why would a lawyer want to go to the roller coaster trade show in 3 reasons. The IAAPA Expo is in one month. It is the preeminent event for ALL attractions (not just roller coasters). - theme parks like Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and Herschend Family Entertainment - Bowling alleys like Bowlero Corporation - Museums like J. Paul Getty Museum - Creators like Storyland Studios - Entrepreneurs like Jamey Walls So why go? 1. They need a fractional GC just like everyone else - maybe more! They are a highly regulated industry. 2. They need advocacy expertise (although I would say the IAAPA team is amazing but there is plenty of work for all of us these days) This year I had a law changed so that the state did not have to enforce an OSHA interpretation that multi unit bounce house operators had to have staff at every single inflatable. Now it is 1 per 7. 3. Want to network with founders, bootstrappers, and successful entrepreneurs? There will be 30,000+ there! If you made it this far, drop your favorite roller coaster in the comments. See you all in Orlando in a few weeks. We will have a daily drawing, a question of the day, and shout wipes (we are across from all the food samples). Cody Hand, LLC will be at IAAPA because the ride should be fun.

Yesterday I had the honor (and pleasure) to join the stage with Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau, Vidya Peters and Krijn De Nood following a panel by a.o. Micky Adriaansens, Peter Wennink and Anna Koivuniemi. It was all about the Dutch ecosystem for businesses. A lot was said by the many great speakers and I can only support the general optimism about great talent pool within the Netherlands, from within and from abroad. The colleagues at Protix are off course the best example of that! There was also a shared optimism that the investments of the last decades led to a knowledge intensive society that created opportunities for the development of mega successes like ASML and many more. Also here, the development of Protix is partly thanks to the ecosystem created over the past decades. The question therefore was and is, what roadmap are we currently on? Can we create the ASMLs of the future or are businesses likely to go somewhere else? Let me share what I took from the conference. Are we still creating the right legislation and systems for businesses to be created and scaled? ❌❌ No, tax and regulatory landscape is getting complex and unpredictable. It's therefore getting difficult to remain an agile company that can capture opportunities effectively. The increased sense of disconnect and loss of trust in government is further exacerbating this. I can only share the surprise of Peter Wennink that the minister and 5 legislators were either leaving after the first session or absent all together. This was exactly what the event was organized for, a collaborative dialogue. Do we have the right capital pools for businesses to start, scale and lead? ✔❌ Yes and No. There is a lot of money in the Netherlands, but the speed of deployment and ticket sizes are best compared to a kindergarten of tortoises. Especially in the chasm between early seed stage and established successes. This is why the results of the report by TechLeap matter. It's also questionable how little funds go to women-led businesses. Both smaller tickets and fewer deals. We should be able to do much better here. Are we attracting the right talents and is the Dutch talent pool competitive and future proof? ✔ Yes, but.... we need to keep facilitating that through attractive tax incentives for foreigners and stimulate lifelong learning for people of all age groups and backgrounds. Is our culture that curious, pioneering and business oriented culture that makes it great to stay? ✔✔ I strongly belief so. The fact that we have these sessions and are able to have fierce debates is a great testament that roadmaps can be defined, trust can be restored and successes can be created. For a long time to come. In short: The regulatory and capital landscape is not good enough. It's too much Risk-Regulation rather than Risk-Reward. The people are fantastic and the Dutch culture of getting stuff done is great. Let's formulate the next roadmap to new ASMLs together.  

I had a fantastic morning discussing with our customers and their fellow finance leaders. It's always exciting to showcase the innovative work the Kefron team is doing in the Accounts Payable space, leveraging AI to transform financial processes. The discussions were not only fascinating but also invaluable in gaining insights directly from those we serve. #FinanceLeaders #AccountsPayable #AIinFinance #KefronInnovates #CustomerEngagement #AP #AccountsPayableAutomation

We’re going into a HUGE year for our organization, celebrating our 20th. To think that what started as a small car show with less than a few guys doing all the behind the scenes work, has grown into the monster of a organization it is today is truly impressive. But how to keep it fresh and keep people coming back for more? That’s what keeps me up at night. So the ideas start to flow, the events we could generate are there but the what “if” senecios start playing out in my head. Will it work? Will it be successful? How will I find the sponsors to help pay for it? How do we get the volunteers? One thing I know for sure is… I won’t be held back by fear. I will find the right people to work on these ideas with. I will engage with the right businesses and organizations that see the potential and we WILL grow and offer new opportunities, new events, and new ways to celebrate our history, the automotive industry and the pioneers that came from this community. I won’t let fear hold me back. A sense of initiative and entrepreneurship is the ability to turn ideas into action through creativity, innovation, and risk-taking, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects. That’s what leaders HAVE to do! And that’s what I plan on doing with my team! #letsdothis

Rare Founders Presents: London's Largest Demo and Pitching Day + Investor and Founder-focused conference London's largest demo Monday, 22 April 2 of Hyper's Founders have been selected to Pitch at the Investor & Founder Conference. (Check them out, Jamie Traynor DriveBox.App and Vish Burgul bndle) The conference has been created specifically for investors and founders + Witness 100 top-rated founders pitching to the audience of investors. Historically, demo day is a result of an Accelerator program where up to 10 founders get to pitch to a limited group of investors. Rare founders are taking this to another level, giving more visibility to 100 founders and flexibility to investors. This event is mainly investor-focused, but we will have enough value for a group of limited founders as well. About the event It's a combination of a demo day (at a much larger scale) with a content-driven conference for investors and founders. 2 pitching stages where 100 pre-selected founders (rated and selected by our 40 investor partners) will be split by industry and pitch to investors. Investors will be able to attend any industry-focused session that might be of interest to them. Pitching sessions will be very dynamic, in Dragon's Den style: 1 min + 1 slide + a few minutes for Q&A. Investors will get access to the details of all pitching founders before and after the event. 1 stage with investor-focused content. Partnered with SeedLegals, who will be creating the programme (round tables, panels, masterclasses) aimed at VCs, Family offices, Angel Syndicates, Institutional & Individual investors. Program and speakers to be announced soon. 2 stages with founder-focused content. All the content (presentations, panels, masterclasses, round tables) is designed for founders at pre-Seed to Series A stages. Program and speakers to be announced soon. A lot of space for networking where investors can meet other investors and founders. The last session of pitching/panels will end at 5 pm. At 6 pm, welcoming everyone back for a drinks reception for investors and founders to further network. There will open mic sessions where investors and founders will be welcomed to the stage to pitch to the audience for 1 min! Book your ticket here! https://lnkd.in/gWmj-wuB

I am so honored to be speaking at #Hinterland23 😍🙌🏻 Looking forward to mingle, share my thoughts and hopefully inspire with a lot of practical tips on how to build a growth machine. As maybe not all of you are familiar with Hinterland of Things yet, I wanted to share some details and also the link for applying to join. 🥳 The Hinterland of Things Conference has become one of the most renowned B2B tech conferences in Europe, and raise to fame during its inception in 2018, powered by Founders Foundation gGmbH Hinterland of Things connects not only future-shaping entrepreneurs, leading European VCs and tech executives - but also shareholders and decision-makers of established family-owned businesses, the so called Hidden Champions and German Mittelstand. Which I personally feel is such an important connection, as my core belief is that all types of business can learn from another, and you wouldn’t sometimes believe how we may hype a start-up in the Berlin bubble that has not even a fraction of the financial success of the silent stars of Germany‘s economy. Believe me they are doing more right than you‘d know. 🤩 This year's motto therefore is "United Evolution: Entrepreneurship is changing the world". In dynamic times like ours, it is more vital than ever to get everyone on the table and discuss not only the challenges ahead but the opportunities of the latest technology trends and how sustainable innovation is changing whole industries and our society. Join me this day and, apply now for a ticket ▶️ https://hubs.ly/Q01Bw1XY0 ! 🎡 Hinterland of Things Conference 2023 📆 14th June 2023 📍 Lokschuppen, Bielefeld Let’s adapt, evolve & succeed - See you there :) #conference #innovation #mittelstand #speaker #entrepreneursh

When history meets networking: How Vienna's balls offer more than a dance. 💃 Many might think that my work revolves around numbers and startup pitches. It does! But it also includes a lot of great events like conferences, investor & founder meet-ups and dinners. Add one more event category: Balls! ✨ Saturday night at the TC ball, I was reminded that Vienna's balls are more than just grand events. They're a cultural dance with networking. Here's what makes these balls special: - The atmosphere is breathtaking. Imagine being surrounded by history, with every corner telling a story. - It's a networking haven. Different balls are organized by specific business and social clubs, making it easy to connect with like-minded individuals. - Connect with your peers in a very special setting, yet vibrant atmosphere. So if you're in Vienna during the ball season, don't miss out on this unique tradition. It's where the past meets the present to create a future full of possibilities. Thanks Marco, Hannah and Martin for this special night! 🪩 Are you planning on going to any balls this year? The next one for me is the "Ball der Wiener Wirtschaft" on Friday. 🙌 #ViennaBalls #Networking #VentureCapital

Congratulations, Jochen Koestler (Producer, Executive Vice President Non-Fiction at LEONINE, with an impressive career in the media industry) on being named to the #RollOfFuture and honored by the #HallOfFuture, the non profit organization (NPO) for responsible business answers to #future questions. The honor was presented at a private ceremony at the Hashtag #Montblanc House in Hamburg. Since November 2023, dozens extraordinary personalities have already been honored. The Hall of Future is an NPO that is committed to #QualityEconomy. It stands for #growth economy, and is a new economic direction that complements the centuries-old quantitative orientation of macro-, micro- and business economics . In 2025, the #book "Quality Economy" will be published by Springer Nature Group, one of the largest scientific publishers in the world. I had the pleasure of honoring exceptional individuals (the most analog, all digital), who usually do not see the award as the end of a life's work, but as a new start! Within the next days I will introduce more honored individuals. The Hall of Future member companies together (already since the first dozen honorees) represent more than half a #trillion euros in annual #revenue in more than 100 countries with more than 1 million employees. Yes, these are numbers. Because they will also play a role in the future, for example to prove that Quality Economy is also quantitatively more #successful. Tim Meyerjürgens Melanie Maas-Brunner Dr. Julia Freudenberg Simone Thomsen Florian Schreitter Ritter von Schwarzenfeld Stefan Gross Gert Waltenbauer Belgin Rudack Martin Jende Katja van Doren Daniel Krauss Markus Dohle Tina Müller Juergen Herrmann Thomas Stewens Dr. Ralf Belusa Lars Hinrichs #PeterSchwarzenbauer #FrankSeipelt #ProfNicoHofmann