Dennis O.-Co-Founder & CEO
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Co-Founder & CEO
Connect AI
Founded and built an AI agent SaaS for automated customer support and lead qualification, including implementation with pilot customers.
Structured and led a remote team across engineering, LLM-Ops, and customer enablement.
Developed and launched AI agents for website inbound, lead qualification, and customer service, reaching 8K€ MRR.
Mohr Immobilien – Reduced response time from >24h to <5 minutes, increased viewing requests by 20–35%, and reduced lead loss.
PTC E-Commerce – Automated product data & support workflows, saving ~10–15h/week per support employee.
Co-Founder & CEO
Stay Digital AI
Built and led an automation agency for trades and mid-sized businesses, focused on scalable process and sales automation.
Developed and implemented robust automation architectures across sales, service & back office.
Grew from 0 to 8 employees and €1 million in revenue within 14 months.
Delivered 50+ digital and process automation projects, achieving measurable time savings and increased throughput.
Grüne Leuchte GmbH – Sales: Increased revenue by ~30% & saved ~10–25h/month through an automated funnel.
DRS Holding – Recruiting: Increased applications from 3/month to 35/month using a WhatsApp application chatbot.
Head of Product
Instaffo GmbH
Repositioned the company internally as a recruiting platform.
Built cross-functional teams, prioritization systems, and product-driven growth mechanisms.
Developed a product vision and turned it into a clear platform and go-to-market strategy.
Developed cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Design) into autonomous units.
Introduced user-centered product development and validation processes (Discovery → Delivery).
Held team & product responsibility for Web & Mobile, including roadmap, prioritization & release management.
Head of Audience Insights
Emetriq GmbH / Telekom AG
Responsible for product strategy, revenue growth, and team leadership for an AI-based audience insights platform in the enterprise segment.
Led a cross-functional team of ~20+ employees (Product, UX, Engineering, Data, Design).
Designed an organizational structure combining hierarchy and sociocracy, enabling teams to take ownership without losing speed or clarity.
Developed a clear product vision and turned it into a scalable platform strategy.
Built a sales & marketing funnel.
Introduced agile product management structures (Scrum/Kanban), including roadmap and prioritization processes.
Redeveloped & launched Audience Insights, securing enterprise deals >100k EUR based on value-based pricing.
Grew revenue by >30% for the existing product (Add Tech Targetings) through platform sales (e.g., via Google).
Product Lead
Traum-Ferienwohnungen GmbH
Developed the travel platform, focusing on growth, user retention, and actively shaping the shift from hierarchy to self-organization.
Progressed from working student to Product Owner and ultimately Product Lead.
Led the highest-revenue business unit (50+ employees across UX, Business, Marketing, Sales, Engineering & Support).
Helped transition from hierarchical structures to autonomous, cross-functional teams.
Introduced and scaled an agile product organization (Scrum/Kanban), including roles & prioritization models.
Built an innovation team to explore and validate new platform features.
Grew revenue >30% p.a. by optimizing pricing, funnel logic, and customer journeys.
Achieved user retention >100% through host success programs & self-service improvements.
Reduced costs by 20–50% in marketing, sales & support through process digitalization.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Advertising, Telecommunication, Information Technology, Real Estate, Retail, and Professional Services.
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Experienced in Product Development, Marketing, Sales, Project Management, Customer Service, and Business Intelligence.
Summary
Experience building teams, platforms, and growth systems from early stage to renewal.
Built a LinkedIn personal brand as a strategic channel for employer branding, talent acquisition, and lead generation.
Skills
Leadership & Organization:
- Team Building And Leadership
- Agile Organizational Development
- Self-Organization & Hierarchy
- Role & Responsibility Architecture
- Change Management
- Employer Branding
Product & Technology:
- Product Strategy
- Platform Economics
- Customer Journey Design
- Continuous Discovery
- Lean Startup
- Ai-Powered Automation
- No-Code System Architecture
Go-To-Market & Business Impact:
- Value-Based Pricing
- Funnel Optimization
- Revenue & Retention Strategies
- Operational Scaling
- Product-Led Growth
- Personal Branding & Content Creation
My Company Framework - Value
- Visualize: Document Value Creation (Processes, Bottlenecks, Dependencies).
- Align: Structure Roles, Responsibilities, And Workflows.
- Link: Connect Systems & Tools And Introduce Initial Process Automation.
- Upgrade: Intelligently Integrate Data Management & Ai Agents For Scaling.
- Evolve: Build A Semi-Autonomous Organization With A Tech & Data Ownership Strategy.
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Dennis is based in Paphos, Cyprus.
Dennis speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).
Dennis has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Dennis has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 5 months. Note that Dennis may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Dennis would be well-suited for roles such as: Co-Founder & CEO, Head of Product, Head of Audience Insights.
Dennis's most recent position is Co-Founder & CEO at Connect AI.
In recent years, Dennis has worked for Connect AI, Stay Digital AI, Instaffo GmbH, and Emetriq GmbH / Telekom AG.
Dennis is most experienced in industries like Advertising, Telecommunication, and Information Technology. Dennis also has some experience in Professional Services, Real Estate, and Retail.
Dennis is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Marketing, and Sales. Dennis also has some experience in Project Management, Business Intelligence, and Information Technology.
Dennis has recently worked in industries like Advertising, Telecommunication, and Information Technology.
Dennis has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Marketing, and Project Management.
The availability of Dennis needs to be confirmed.
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