In the following, I want to provide concrete ideas on how I can support you if I am on your cap table. If you’re a founder, please feel free to forward this page to your co-founders, C-level management, VPs, and top leaders so they know how I can help them, too.

Founder Stuff

What Description Relevant for URL
Fundraising Leverage me for everything fundraising: pitching, storytelling, structuring an efficient process, intros, etc. CEO fundraisingcoup.com
Keynotes & Personal Branding We can do a call to develop a strategy for how you can leverage keynotes to build a strong personal brand and generate leads – as well as discuss everything personal branding in general. C-Suite & VPs coupmovement.com
Coaching Louise, my wife and business partner, is an executive coach. We’ve also a network of further top-notch founder coaches. I believe that every founder needs one. Founder/C-Suite louisedirik.com
Scaling Use me as a sparring partner for everything “scaling”: Positioning, Go-To-Market strategy, internationalization (I worked in very international structures at Wix.com, Microsoft, and Samsung), building internal systems, leadership, communication. Founder/C-Suite superscalenow.com

Marketing / Sales

What Description Relevant for URL
Sales Pitches Let me challenge your current sales pitch and help you to create and deliver an outstanding sales pitch that nobody will forget. CEO, CMO, CSO, CRO, VP Sales, Account Managers/Sales Reps, Head of Marketing, Marketers coupmovement.com
Keynotes We can jump on a call to develop a strategy for how you can leverage keynotes to generate leads. C-Suite & VPs coupmovement.com
Content Marketing We can talk about developing a creative and effective content marketing strategy and how to execute it. I’ve been doing a lot of content marketing for two decades and was on the board of Germany’s leading Content Marketing Agency C3. CEO, CMO/VP Marketing/Head of Marketing
Customer Events & Community Do you want to organize an outstanding event for customers or think of community-building strategies? I might have some ideas for you. CMO/VP Marketing
Brand & Design I’m a design addicted. I love branding. Let me know if you need sparring in this area or an intro. CEO, CMO/CRO/VP Marketing

HR/People

What Description Relevant for URL
Presentation Skills Masterclass (Personal Development) I can offer access to COUP, the best presentation masterclass in the market, to selected team members. The course regularly costs 499€ per year and per person – I’m happy to provide you with complimentary tickets for selected team members to honor them and offer this to your team as a personal development perk. Some startups use it even for training >50 people by leveraging a peer learning structure that is, at the same time, a great team-building activity. Happy to provide you with more context on demand. CHRO, VP/head of HR, All team members coupmovement.com
Evaluating & Convincing Candidates Louise and I can help you in evaluating candidates. I’d say I’m good at convincing top candidates to join–feel free to ask me to talk with a candidate for a key position. C-Suite, CHRO/VP HR/Head of HR
Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Louise has an HR background. Together, we’re happy to be a sparring partner for you when it comes to optimizing your talent acquisition strategies and processes in general, and particularly:

Other

What Description Relevant for
Product I love product in general and UX/UI design in particular. I’ve conceptualized complex UX & UI interfaces and led the development of endless digital products. Ask me if you need feedback for a new product, UX/UI concept, website, app, etc. CEO, CPO, CTO/VP Engineering, VP Product, CMO/VP Marketing
Cultural Diversity I’m Co-Founder of the 2hearts Community, the biggest non-profit org for people with immigration backgrounds in Europe’s tech industry.
  1. If you have team members with an immigration background, refer them to 2hearts. Many members say that being part of our community helped them cope with various challenges and “finally feel at home”.
  2. If you have an idea for a partnership with 2hearts, please let me know. Example: free scholarship for something you offer for selected community members. | Everyone |