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273: Wie man aus Daten Produkte baut: Die Strategie hinter Statista und ECDB

273: Wie man aus Daten Produkte baut: Die Strategie hinter Statista und ECDB

47m 2s

ECDB provides eCommerce market intelligence based on billions of real transactions. By turning complex eCommerce data into clear insights, ECDB helps you understand markets, competitors, and revenue performance - across countries, categories, and leading players.

Use ECDB to benchmark eCommerce sales, identify market opportunities, and monitor competitive dynamics. Gain a deeper understanding of how the eCommerce landscape is evolving and what that means for your business.

271: Pennylane vs. DATEV? How a French unicorn wants to shake up the German accounting market

271: Pennylane vs. DATEV? How a French unicorn wants to shake up the German accounting market

47m 55s

Pennylane is building the financial OS (Operating System) for European SMEs. A single source of truth for financial and accounting data, used on one side by entrepreneurs to run their business (invoicing and getting paid, paying suppliers and expense management, piloting cash and profitability) and on the other side by their accountant for bookkeeping and tax filings.

Saving time to all entrepreneurs and accountants, helping them to make the right decisions and enabling 3rd parties to offer added-value personalized financial services.

We’ve launched in France and will expand to other markets in Continental Europe in 2024. Our commercial website is...

270: Voice meets AI: So verkürzt Found die Zeit fürs Active Sourcing um 90 %

270: Voice meets AI: So verkürzt Found die Zeit fürs Active Sourcing um 90 %

56m 55s

FOUND builts Finder - the first voice-enabled AI sourcing agent that eliminates wasted hours at the top of the funnel.

With Finder:
→ 15 minutes from brief to market map & shortlist
→ 95% of sourcing time saved — no more manual digging
→ Multi-company mapping that spots real candidates, not keyword matches
→ Direct ATS export or first personalized outreach done for you
→ Built by operators who’ve scaled teams, not by job boards

Website
https://foundglobal.io/

269: Current Benchmarks in SaaS and AI Pricing

269: Current Benchmarks in SaaS and AI Pricing

46m 11s

Data-driven. Entrepreneurial. Opinionated. hy is a next-generation consulting company specializing in innovation, pricing, sales, and digital transformation. It supports leaders in achieving their ambitious growth targets. Since its founding in 2017, hy has completed over 400 projects for more than 200 clients. hy is a legally independent subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, one of Europe's leading media and technology companies and a pioneer in digital transformation.

268: Wie denkt ein AI-native Gründer über Software in 2025?

268: Wie denkt ein AI-native Gründer über Software in 2025?

59m 36s

In this episode of ARRtist On Air, host Matthias Ernst sits down with Martin Harder, co-founder of Sequa to discuss how their AI-native startup is redefining developer productivity by deeply understanding complex codebases. Martin shares insights into their founding journey—from a high-growth Web3 marketplace with 50+ hires to launching Sequa with a focus on code documentation and AI context engines.

Martin explains how Sequa enables AI agents and developers to operate more effectively by delivering contextual knowledge of interconnected code structures. The conversation touches on product evolution, GTM lessons, and why AI-native thinking changes everything—from team structure to funding dynamics....

267: Self-Service First bei Chaos - Mit B2C ähnlicher Acquisition zu über 100 Mio. ARR

267: Self-Service First bei Chaos - Mit B2C ähnlicher Acquisition zu über 100 Mio. ARR

42m 42s

Chaos is a world leader in design and visualization technology. It develops technology for architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. With their research and development, they are revolutionizing the creative process with their integrated end-to-end ecosystem. By streamlining and accelerating workflows, they empower their customers to enhance creativity and drive innovation.

266: Unlocking the Power of Financial Data: How Open Banking Is Enabling New Business Models

266: Unlocking the Power of Financial Data: How Open Banking Is Enabling New Business Models

56m 16s

Qwist is a regulated financial institution pioneering the future of Open Finance by connecting third-party providers with bank account data. With over a decade of experience, Qwist enables access to 99% of customer bank accounts and supports businesses—even those without a financial license—with secure data services.

Their platform powers over €374 million in annual loans, helping finance 6,400+ high-value purchases per quarter, making it a key partner for online retailers and marketplaces. With 120 employees, Qwist serves 100+ clients across the DACH region, Spain, and Portugal, including top banks, insurers, and automotive platforms.

265: Insider Insights: So holst du das Maximum aus dem ARRtist Summit raus

265: Insider Insights: So holst du das Maximum aus dem ARRtist Summit raus

20m 36s

Bereit für den ARRtist Summit 2025? In dieser kompakten Folge bekommst du von Matthias Ernst und Jannis Bandorski die wichtigsten Insider-Tipps: Welche Speaker du nicht verpassen darfst, wie du dich als Founder ideal vorbereitest, wo echtes Networking stattfindet – und wie AI aktuell in B2B-SaaS-Lösungen integriert wird.

264: Customer-Funded SaaS: How Omnisend Scaled to $55M ARR Without VCs

264: Customer-Funded SaaS: How Omnisend Scaled to $55M ARR Without VCs

51m 51s

Omnisend is an ecommerce-tailored email & SMS marketing automation platform built to help nimble teams drive more revenue without increasing their workload. One-click ecommerce stack integrations, pre-built workflows, and intuitive drag & drop editing make it easy to get up & running without diving into the smallest details, unless you want to.

263: Von Nische zu Exit: Wie Traser den Landmaschinenhandel digitalisierte und von Aptean übernommen wurde (Hauke Lamb)

263: Von Nische zu Exit: Wie Traser den Landmaschinenhandel digitalisierte und von Aptean übernommen wurde (Hauke Lamb)

55m 37s

Hauke berichtet, wie er mit sieben Mitgründern aus einem kleinen Team heraus ein Softwareunternehmen bootstrappte, das schließlich an Aptean verkauft wurde.

Er teilt wertvolle Learnings über vertikales SaaS, den Aufbau einer kundenorientierten Lösung auf Microsoft Business Central, die Bedeutung von John Deere als strategischem Partner sowie die Herausforderungen von Change-Management in traditionellen Branchen. Hauke gibt tiefe Einblicke in Bootstrapping-Strategien, Pricing-Logiken, den Übergang zur Cloud und den sorgfältig abgewogenen Exit-Zeitpunkt.