🎧 60 Raising $90M in equity & debt to build SaaS based future of workplace, rent-vs-own culture, HR Tech and Berlin startup ecosystem w/ Stavros Papadopoulos (Lendis)

The Pursuit of Scrappiness

Stavros  Papadopoulos is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Lendis, a German startup that offers a  SaaS solution for companies such as BCG, Volkswagen, N26 to set up and manage their employees’ equipment and software in the hybrid working world. They have raised over $90M USD in debt and equity to date.

In this episode we talk about the unique value Lendis offers to small and large companies, the rising of HR-Tech, renting vs owning culture as well as pros and cons of establishing a startup in Berlin.

The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps

01:55 - Why companies don’t want to manage their tech resources

04:45 - Benefits of renting vs buying the office equipment

07:30 - Convenience more important than cash-flow

09:00 - Decrease time to productivity for new employees

10:20 - Growth plans with the money that company has raised

13:50 - Raising debt used to be a challenge 

14:55 - Hybrid work opportunities and challenges

16:55 - Build scorecards for hiring and how does Hire Slow work in a fast paced job market

18:50 - Do fancy perks play a significant role in hiring?

20:50 - 2 trends on  the future of work 

27:30 - Criteria for businesses can become Lendis clients

30:05 - Debt investment accelerating worldwide, supply almost limited

 32:10 - HR tech explained 

35:55 - Advantages of Berlin startup ecosystem

 38:45 - Practical experience of setting up a business in Germany and need for longer runways due to bureaucracy 

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