Die 3-Uhr-nachts-Frage: Pivot oder Sales-Problem? - EP 136 | Classics mit Stefan Zanetti

Die 3-Uhr-nachts-Frage: Pivot oder Sales-Problem? - EP 136 | Classics mit Stefan Zanetti

Author: Björn W. Schäfer | Entrepreneur, Business Angel & Book Author January 11, 2026 Duration: 33:55
"I don't see how this company is still really going to be in business in the next 12 months." – Wenn du nachts um 3 Uhr mit diesem Gedanken aufwachst, ist es Zeit für dieses Gespräch. Stefan Zanetti hat 25 Jahre Unternehmertum hinter sich. Mehrere Firmen gegründet. Eine verlor 75% des Umsatzes. Häufig stand er vor derselben Frage: Fundamentaler Pivot – oder einfach besser executen? Diese Episode ist ein Klassiker, weil Stefan und ich über das sprechen, was in Board-Meetings unter den Tisch fä...

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