#524 - Michael Hollauf über Mindmapping, Führungswechsel & die Rückkehr ins eigene Startup

from Future Weekly · host Michael Hollauf & Markus Raunig

In diesem Deep Dive spricht Markus mit Michael Hollauf, Co-Founder und Board Member bei Meister, dem österreichischen SaaS-Unternehmen hinter MindMeister und MeisterTask.Michael erzählt, wie er und sein Co-Founder Till Vollmer 2007 mit einer kollaborativen Mindmapping-Software gestartet sind, damals noch als Spin-off einer Software-Agentur, bewusst ohne VC-Kapital, und wie sie Meister über fast zwei Jahrzehnte organisch auf knapp 20 Millionen ARR aufgebaut haben.2021 holten sie sich mit Verdane erstmals einen externen Investor, übergaben die operative Führung und traten ins Board zurück. Was folgte, war eine schwierige Phase: nachlassendes Wachstum, ein Leadership-Wechsel, Layoffs und für Michael persönlich auch ein schwerer Unfall in Spanien. Ende 2024 kehrten beide Gründer zurück, Till als CEO, Michael als CPO.Production: Hanna MoserMusik (Intro/Outro): www.sebastianegger.com

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