Being Sold or Being Acquired? A M&A Story

​Learn from a serial founder and start to strategies your exit strategy. What should you know and what you should consider.

Bio

​Klaus-M. Schremser is the Co-Founder and Head of Growth at Otterly.AI, an AI-powered search monitoring solution. A lifelong entrepreneur and technology enthusiast, Klaus has spent more than 25 years shaping and scaling digital businesses at the intersection of AI, MarTech, and SaaS.

​He is a serial founder who has (co-)founded four software companies, three of which were successfully acquired: Gentics (acquired by APA), Wikidocs (acquired by Atlassian), and Usersnap (acquired by saas.group). Over the course of his career, Klaus has earned his entrepreneurial stripes in enterprise sales, marketing, product-led growth, digital product development, and team leadership.

​Beyond business, Klaus is passionate about endurance sports, having once competed as an Ironman triathlete and now continuing as an “older-men athlete” on two wheels. He is also a devoted father and published author, with a bestselling book on diving to his name—a reminder of his curiosity that extends well beyond the world of startups.


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