Have you ever wondered about the differences between startups, scale-ups, and corporates? It's the first E-Club evening of the semester, and we're fortunate to have two distinguished guests with us: Björn and David, who are HPI alumni and currently serve as VPs of Engineering at SAP Signavio. They completed their bachelor's and master's degrees at HPI and subsequently founded a consultancy firm, which grew to over 10 employees. They then doubled down on a SaaS product called Auratikum, but were unable to execute it to sustain as a venture capital business case. They joined Signavio, went through the acquisition by SAP, leading both of them to become Vice Presidents of Engineering. Today, they lead organisations of several hundred employees.

Björn and David are the perfect couple to give insight into the different career paths and how they interlink. See the agenda below:

Chapter 0 - Background at HPI

Chapter 1 - Prolog: From agency to SaaS Company

Chapter 2 - Auratikum: From idea to SaaS revenue

Chapter 3 - Tough decisions: what's between success and failure

Chapter 4 - Signavio: From founder to manager

Chapter 5 - SAP: Acquisition, post merger integration, hypergrowth

Chapter 6 - What's next?: Auratikum

Both have many years of experience leading teams and building products, with ever increasing scope. Prepare your questions and make sure to connect on LinkedIn

Björn Wagner https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernwagner

David Eickhoff https://www.linkedin.com/in/davideickhoff