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    Daniel Rongo

    Daniel Rongo

    Founder @Funden - Ex @Google @Microsoft - Advisor @Classe365

    Entrepreneur Barcelona Harvard University '12
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    Experience
    Mentioned
    Mentioned
    Founder
    Funden
    Funden
    Founder
    Foodics
    Foodics
    Chief Revenue Officer 2017 - Present (about 9 years)
    - Managing the growth and the day-to-day operations of a startup with ambitions to become a $1b Middle Eastern unicorn
    - Delivered a top line growth of ~300% YoY
    - Grew... more the company from 30 to 135 staff
    - In charge of sales, marketing, operations, fundraising and investor relationships
    - Scaling operations globally and accelerating our SaaS sales and revenue growth, as well as driving digital transformation, creating a data strategy and monetization models for our organization
    - Setting up new EMEA HQs, structure and expand global operations, grow online sales for one of the fastest growing startups in the Middle East
    - In charge of a cross-functional talent team of 80+ spread across Middle East
    - Creating data-driven global revenue strategies
    - Responsible for all activities that generate revenue and optimize operational costs
    - Primary responsibilities include, revenue predictability, sales, processes digital transformation, corporate development, marketing, pricing, operations and revenue management
    Classe365
    Classe365
    Advisor 2015 - 2019 (about 4 years)
    Docebo
    Docebo
    Head of Digital Sales 2016 - 2017 (about 1 year)
    • Building, coaching and leading a high-performing outbound digital sales team
    • Designing new scalable online sales processes and outreach campaigns
    • Developing strong... more relationship with top tier Enterprise and Government clients in EMEA
    and APAC
    • Working extensively with the CMO to refine lead generation processes
    • Clients include Thomson Reuters, Ernst & Young, Roche, Autodesk, Coca-Cola and
    1000+ more
    • Reporting to the CEO
    Thomson Reuters
    Thomson Reuters
    Senior Consultant, Digital Transformation 2014 - 2016 (about 2 years)
    • Independent Senior Consultant (Contract) involved in Smart Government digital projects in GCC through own digital agency Garaggge.com
    • Identifying and managing top tech... more and creative digital talent
    • Identifying Government clients’ needs, creating projects proposals, financials and
    delivery roadmap
    • Managing production and delivery of digital educational platforms and content
    • Clients include Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, SAGIA KSA and Ministry of ICT Qatar
    Microsoft
    Microsoft
    Technology Sales Manager, Cloud Apps Office 365 2013 - 2014 (about 1 year)
    • Overachieved quarterly targets, reaching 240% on avg. ($ 60M team annual quota)
    • Managing the partner channel for Office365 online apps and cloud-based productivity
    and... more collaboration software (SaaS)
    • Coordinating complex decision-making process (from on-premise to cloud) utilizing ad-
    hoc technology spending tools
    • Leading and owning opportunities through Microsoft Selling Process sales stage in
    Public and Private sector Accounts
    Google
    Google
    Territory Manager, Cloud Apps Google for Work 2011 - 2013 (about 2 years)
    • Overachieved quarterly targets, reaching 150% on avg. (EUR 250k quota)
    • Increased by 30% the overall sales pipeline of Google Apps Nordics, Italy, Middle East
    and... more South Africa
    • Cloud SMB / Mid-Market and Government Digital Transformation and transition from
    on-premise servers to Google Cloud (Google for Work)
    • Headed Online Sales strategies and mentored the outbound team members
    EON Reality
    EON Reality
    Country Manager, 3D Virtual Reality 2010 - 2011 (about 1 year)
    Founder
    Funden, Mentioned
    Employee
    Google, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, EON Reality, Docebo, Foodics
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Classe365
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    - Managing the growth and the day-to-day operations of a startup with ambitions to become a $1b Middle Eastern unicorn
    - Delivered a top line growth of ~300% YoY
    - Grew the company from 30 to 135 staff
    - In charge of sales, marketing, operations, fundraising and investor relationships
    - Scaling operations globally and accelerating our SaaS sales and revenue growth, as well as driving digital transformation, creating a data strategy and monetization models for our organization
    - Setting up new EMEA HQs, structure and expand global operations, grow online sales for one of the fastest growing startups in the Middle East
    - In charge of a cross-functional talent team of 80+ spread across Middle East
    - Creating data-driven global revenue strategies
    - Responsible for all activities that generate revenue and optimize operational costs
    - Primary responsibilities include, revenue predictability, sales, processes digital transformation, corporate development, marketing, pricing, operations and re

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    Skills
    Sales and Marketing Social Media Marketing Internet Marketing Passionate Presenter SaaS Cloud Computing Digital Media E-Commerce Startup Founder Advertising Budgeting Business Development Consumer Electronics Ecommerce Electronics Forecasting Internet Lead Generation Management Marketing Management Networking Sales Software Development Startups Web Development Digital Marketing Microsoft E-Commerce
    Locations
    Switzerland Munich Amsterdam Zurich Barcelona Dubai
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