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“I’m not a risk taker by nature” – How a founder went back to his roots to build the go-to digital procurement event
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Matthias Gutzmann, Founder of Digital Procurement World (DPW), shares his entrepreneurship journey with Spotlight On Procurement.
By bringing a community of procurement professionals, innovative start-ups and established procurement technology companies together, Matthias built a successful conference format that looks outside typical procurement functions to create fresh and exciting content.
In this episode, Matthias and host Simon Lipscomb discuss:
- How Matthias established DPW and how it differs from typical procurement conferences
- How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Matthias, personally and professionally
- What qualities are common among successful start-up founders
- What's on the horizon for future DPW events
Listen to the podcast below
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