European Bootstrapping Champions

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Eugen B. Russ, Managing Director of RMEP, as he shares his remarkable journey in building a highly successful holding company since 2018. Under his leadership, RMEP has achieved an impressive IRR of 39% over the past six years. With a portfolio of over 10 majority-owned companies, RMEP specializes in acquiring, managing, and operating profitable niche businesses in online marketplaces, consumer apps, and SaaS.

Discover how their smallest portfolio company earns $2-3 million in EBIT, while the largest generates $19.2 million. Eugen reveals the secrets to running these profitable ventures with lean teams of under 20, sometimes even under 15 people, achieving revenue of $5 to $10 million at EBITDA margins of 40-60%.

If you're passionate about running extremely profitable niche companies, this episode is a must-listen!

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Vlad Gozman is the CEO and Co-founder of involve.me, a next-generation user engagement & customer experience platform with a focus on digital marketers & e-commerce. Vlad builds B2B SaaS products at the intersection of AI & no-code.

Involve.me is an AI-powered interactive form builder used by 3K+ businesses worldwide, including Salesforce, Boston Consulting Group, and Universal Studios. The tool lets you easily design embeddable forms, surveys, quizzes, and custom calculators. You can either choose from a variety of form templates in involve.me's library or start from scratch, having endless possibilities.

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Michael Kamleitner is the CEO & Founder of walls.io, an all-in-one social wall solution that allows you to collect, curate, and display content in an easy-to-customize feed. Passionate about SaaS, tech and social media, Michael developed an easy-to-use social media tool which allows you to collect content from multiple social media platforms or let your audience post content directly on your wall. 

You can embed it as a social wall on your website or display it on a screen at events, hotels, restaurants, shops, offices, etc. You can even add your custom posts to the feed and create a nice mix between social media posts and your brand's content.

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Zoltan Vardy is a startup mentor and speaker who helps B2B tech founders sell and market to enterprise clients by applying his sales and marketing blueprint called The Launch Code.

The Launch Code is built on the principles, tools, and techniques Zoltan used to close $2 billion in sales over his 30-year global career as an executive, entrepreneur, and investor.

Zoltan has helped 200+ startups in 25 countries by teaching how to apply The Launch Code via a personal mentoring program, group workshops, and an on-demand, online course.

Zoltan was formerly Sr. Vice President/Global Sales at NBC Universal International and a regional CEO at Germany’s ProSiebenSat1 Media. He helped launch a dozen media, technology, and professional services businesses including eEuropeMedia, Brainient, and Antavo, where he also serves as Chairman.

He was born & raised in the US, graduated from Cornell University, and divided his time between London and Budapest. He tests his personal limits by participating in Spartan Race obstacle course races. You can access a free value proposition video guide at zoltanvarady.com/podcast 

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PETER ĎURIŠ is the CEO and co-founder of Kickresume. Although his main focus nowadays is business development and product design, he used to do everything from customer support and revising resume samples, to working with HR experts and hiring. Peter is the original mind behind Kickresume and has been working with resumes for more than 7 years. 

Together with Tomáš Ondrejka, transformed Kickresume from a small student start-up to a successfully running tech company with over 1M subscribers from all around the world. His skills and responsibilities include technological design, business strategy, and product management. He enjoys connecting innovation with design and making people's lives easier and more enjoyable through his work.

Previously, he co-founded SaleBook, a group-buying site of the new generation. The first of its kind in Slovakia.

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BrokerChooser was founded in 2016 by Gergely Korpos and Tibor Bedő, quickly becoming the leading European broker comparison site.

BrokerChooser is the go-to site for uncomplicated and trustworthy online comparison of brokers. It helps independent investors and traders to find an online broker fitting to their needs.

They compare online brokers, be it a local one or a large international platform. Browse their tests and compare brokers along more than 50 dimensions. Their tutorial videos show you the trading platforms and guide you through the account opening steps. Also, their articles about online trading provide direction among jargons and lingos, which is a challenging even for professionals.

Brokerchooser helps people invest by matching them to the best investment services. You tell them what is important to you in an online broker and they show you the top 3 best fitting your needs.

BrokerChooser has been mentioned in several media from all around the world, such as Business Insider, Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, Financial Times.

In this podcast learn about the journey of the two founders, what drove them and how they managed to grow their company

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Bjoern Wolff (Björn Wolff) is the Founder & Managing Director of mymoria GmbH, the pioneer of tech-enabled digital funeral services with a nationwide network of quality driven funeral homes. 

Björn is a digitalist, entrepreneur, mentor, Chief Undertaking Officer, founder and winemaker. His professional career includes Westerwelle Foundation (as mentor), HRS - The Hotel Portal (Director Customer Acquisition and Director Mobile & New Media), YOC Mobile Advertising GmbH (Head of Country Operations Germany, Head of Sales, Head of New Business Mobile Marketing, Senior Manager Mobile Marketing, Manager Mobile Marketing, Junior Manager Mobile Marketing), Scholz & Friends (Junior Account Manager), TBWA (Intern Account Management) and Hugo Boss (Intern HUGO Sales Department Intern HUGO Sales Department).

Björn has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, International Marketing from the Hanze University, International Business School, and has also studied International Marketing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and International Business & Management at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen. 

Along with other authors, he published Develop Android apps, a Concept and needs analysis for Android developers. 

MYMORIA offers a one-stop-online-shop for full configuration and complete commissioning of funerals. Mymoria is able to offer its services significantly cheaper than traditional mortician homes. The company is offering its services nationwide and works hard to organize our processes efficiently while maintaining the high service standards.

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Mattia Franco is the founder and CEO of Xceed, a venture-backed startup that is taking over the information business by linking the B2B and B2C side of the nightlife industry, providing real-time analytics, and addressing the untapped Big Data space in the market.

Mattia was one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2019, while its company has been classified by Apple amongst the Best 100 Apps in the World in 2016 and the fastest-growing Start-up of Spain by Tech5 in 2018.

Xceed is on a mission to create a world where everyone can live extraordinary experiences by joining authentic music events and connecting with inspiring people. Xceed App allows party lovers to browse through the best upcoming events in their hometown or while traveling, and to access guest lists, purchase tickets or reserve bottle services. Xceed Nightgraph, on the other hand, is a cloud-based B2B solution that helps clubs target and engage a specific audience, track conversions and increase profits through online & mobile sales, and promotion.

Lastly, Xceed is taking over the information business by linking the B2B and B2C sides of the nightlife industry, providing real-time analytics and addressing the untapped Big Data space in the market.

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Simon Vestner grew up with elevators. He is the grandson of Wilhelm Vestner, who founded the elevator manufacturer of the same name in 1930. For several years, Simon ran the successful family business together with his father. Then he decided to build something of his own and reinterpret the role of the elevator in the building. He founded VESTNER.DIGITAL - now Digital Spine - with the brand Aufzughelden in Berlin in 2015. The team consists of over 30 people: IoT and AI professionals, engineers and technicians, and building experts work daily to make elevators more digital.

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Johannes Stuhler is a Co-Founder of ListNRide, a digital company that provides booking platforms for bike rentals, test rides, and activities.

Johannes is also the Managing Director of ListNRide. His previous experience includes HAWE Hydraulik SE (Head of Management Accounting and Head of IT) and Edmund Lutz Textil KG (assistant to the CEO). 

Johannes Stuhler is a Co-Founder at LR Mobility. He attended Erasmus University Rotterdam (M.Sc. Economics & Business, Entrepreneurship and New Venture Building) and Mannheim Business School (ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive MBA, General Management).

According to his f6s profile he loves creating new products, new services, new business opportunities and new businesses. He likes to jump into new projects, leading as he goes. He provides product development expertise and leadership and he is passionate about quality.

Johannes leads teams in planning, creation and execution of online products. This includes business planning and development, budget analysis, board level pitching, intra- and inter-organizational organization, prototyping, supplier negotiation, content production, product development and lifecycle management.

He can identify and implement positive, efficient and successful team structures. He works by building consensus and, where necessary, saying no in order to reach goals.

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