Female founder Katharina Klausberger shares her story, how she started their business and how it developed over the years. She also gives advice on how to establish a startup successfully. In addition to that Katharina Klausberger talks about the essential characteristics of company culture and how to proceed with an onboarding process in a startup, in order to develop a good team spirit.

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0:00    - Get to know: Shpock and where their idea originated from 

6:18    - What makes a startup successful? 

7:12    - Real user stories of Shpock  

9:17    - HR Insights and Shpock's company culture  

14:44 - Tips for startup candidates 

16:22 - Life after Shpock and new ventures 

17:09 - Complete the sentences  

IN ASSOCIATION WITH: Shpock

Join the interview hosted by Maria Baumgartner, and we dive into topics related to future work models! Johannes has over 25 years of experience challenging the way we work and today we will explore how he does it! 

The traditional 9-5 is becoming outdated and not so effective as we thought it to be. Johannes founded XIMES to help businesses develop a more structured and efficent working time model. Tune in as we dive into topics such as the 4 day work week, how XIMES has changed businesses, tips to stay keeping your well-being in check, and much more !

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00:00 - Introduction to Ximes 

03:23 - Implementing 4-days Work Week Model 

06:38 - Getting Data and Organizing Teams 

08:00 - Recommendations for Ecosystems 

11:13 - Changes during Covid 

13:11 - Changes in the Company Through Time 

14:21 - Can Home Office be a Sustainable Model? 

17:09 - “What do you do if you struggle with work?”

Laura Egg has been part of the Austrian Angel Investors Association since 2019. In today’s episode, we explore how the aaia works toward connecting private investors to Austrian Innovators and much more.

aaia’s focus lies in connecting angel investors, transferring or investing in relevant know-how, and improving startup investment legislation and regulations. They are well known for their events and seminars that foster a safe space for investors and founders to network.

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Johannes Ferner founded Fiskaly alongside Simon Tragatschnig and Patrick Gaubatz back in 2019. In today's episode, we explore what Fiskaly looks for when hiring new talents, and their approach to structuring teams while developing culture. We also explore mental health insights along with some of Johannes’s methods to dealing with the weight of being a CEO and Founder of a growing fintech company

fiskaly’s goal is to make receipts more simple. They offer a solution for all aspects of the receipt with country-specific solutions and 100% compliance. Their sustainable and paperless approach to sales slips saves resources and optimizes businesses to integrate total transparency into legal compliance.

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Valerie Baar-Baarenfels has been the head of talent at Friday Finance since 2021. In today’s episode, we explore how they acquires talent and how Valerie’s experience has been as head of talent. She shares her insights, learnings and journey gained throughout their fast growth.

Friday Finance provides all your financial needs in one platform. Their platform is perfect for startups to see all their financial activity in real-time, make easy transactions and requests, manage taxes, and control their funding! After their successful fundraising, they have now reached their series A funding of 20 million US dollars!

Along with her experiences as head of talent, we look into Valerie’s journey on the subject of the power shift,  their approach to flexible working methods, mental health strategies plus much more!

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Anna Maria Brunnhofer-Pedemonte founded AMB Technology in Linz, Austria in 2018. AMB Technology’s vision is to develop human-centric AI. Their technology is designed to execute accurate detection, measurement, and reconstruction of human bodies.

Their goal to digitize the human body is separated into three main pillars RedINCH, AMB data, and Raymond. RedINCH focuses on measuring the human body using 3D-scanning technology. AMB Data is centered on creating a full 3D model of any given person. Raymond is the future of computer vision, digitizing the human eye view.

AMB Technology is always looking toward the future. In this Founder Talk episode, we discuss how their futuristic vision matches the present reality. From the transition to becoming a fully remote company to having a defined company culture, we invite you to a unique look into this truly one-of-a-kind company and founder.

Adam Somlai-Fischer founded Prezi alongside Peter Halacsy and Peter Arvai in Budapest, Hungary in 2009. The company has now  expanded their operations in the USA and Latvia. Their presentation software has over 100 million users, with over 360 million presentations created and counting!

Prezi is a virtual presentation tool, but not just your everyday presentation software like PowerPoint. Their virtual presentation tools help people connect and collaborate in a more meaningful way for their audience. Their tool helps users create more captivating, engaging, and persuasive content. From in-person, video conferences, recording, and shareable videos, Prezi brings hybrid teams together like never before.

Along with his experiences as a co-founder we look into Adam’s journey on the subject of company culture, how virtually running a company is like, and mental health during the pandemic.

Michael Kraeftner founded Celum in 1999 and has been the CEO for the past 23 years. In today’s episode, we explore how Michael’s experience has been as a founder and the insights gained throughout the years. Along with his experiences as a leader, we look into Michael’s journey on the subject of company culture, the concept of work-life balance, and mental health during the pandemic

Sophie Bolzer is the founder of the startup Audvice. In this episode, Sophie shares her vision of voice messaging and her experiences of being a founder of a growing company.

Audvice uses the power of voice messaging to help companies create more effective and efficient communication. Their software allows users to record, edit, share and listen to voice messages in a structured format.

Sophie states that they want to combine education and communication with the use of audio to process knowledge. Whether you are walking to your next meeting or driving to work, Audvice is a perfect tool to register information on the go!

We also explore Sophie’s background as a founder and her experience in creating her founding team.

Need insights from a founder who is the literal definition of an entrepreneur? Need to know his key indicators to succeed in the startup ecosystem or his biggest mistakes in this wild journey that started in 1992? Well, we got you covered!👇