176. Maja Lindström, CPO, Talentech - Lessons learned from 8 acquisitions - The CPO perspective!

176. Maja Lindström, CPO, Talentech - Lessons learned from 8 acquisitions - The CPO perspective!

In this episode, we speak with Maja Lindström, CPO, Talentech, a leading developer of HR providing a seamless talent journey through a centralized platform. With main hubs in Oslo, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Helsinki, and Copenhagen, Talentech's scalable solutions support every stage of the talent pipeline, offering personalization and flexibility to meet tomorrow's challenges.

We talked with Maja about their M&A journey, 8 acquisitions to date and counting, and how you make the unifying process work from a product and technical staff perspective. Some of the questions we discuss in this episode are:

  • First, what are the different underlying strategies that can fuel an M&A strategy of this nature?
  • What is the process of "onboarding" separate product teams into a new unified and larger team working on a platform strategy?
  • What are the most common pitfalls to avoid here, and why?
  • What is the process of integrating different products, at times on different tech stacks and different maturity levels?
  • To be successful with this amount of frequent and large acquisitions, it requires a lot from the organization. Which are the key players, processes and characteristics needed from an organization to be successful in a process like this?
  • How do you find a balance between product autonomy vs central platform thinking to avoid losing speed in deployment and releases?

This is for all the product leaders out there and people considering an M&A strategy. Tune in to learn mode from Maja's journey of acquiring and integrating 8 product organizations into one platform unit.

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34. Erik Fjellborg CEO & Founder, Quinyx - the power of a clear vision and a strong plan!

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33. Kristoffer Cedfors Commercial Excellence, Verdane - Chose your pricing model wisely!

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32. Johnny Warström CEO & Co-Founder, Mentimeter - it is not about the WHAT, it is all about the HOW!

32. Johnny Warström CEO & Co-Founder, Mentimeter - it is not about the WHAT, it is all about the HOW!

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31. Hugo Wernhoff CEO & Co-Founder, Kognity - A vision worthy far beyond what money can offer!

31. Hugo Wernhoff CEO & Co-Founder, Kognity - A vision worthy far beyond what money can offer!

In this episode, we speak with  Hugo Wernhoff CEO & Co-Founder, Kognity, the learning platform that is powering teachers and students to better learning all over the world. We take the opportunity to ...

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30. Sindre Haaland CEO & Founder, SalesScreen - The art of motivating and engaging sales people!

30. Sindre Haaland CEO & Founder, SalesScreen - The art of motivating and engaging sales people!

In this episode, we speak with Sindre Haaland CEO & Founder, SalesScreen, the Sales Gamification platform that is used globally by sales organizations to engage, encourage and motivate salespeople to ...

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29. Johanna Småros Co-Founder & CMO, Relex Solutions - a fantastic international journey to 100m Euro ARR!

29. Johanna Småros Co-Founder & CMO, Relex Solutions - a fantastic international journey to 100m Euro ARR!

In this episode, we speak with Johanna Småros Co-Founder & CMO, RELEX Solutions, the award-winning Retail Optimization Software from Finland that is taking over the world, one region at a time! Johan...

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28. Jenny Sagström CEO, Sköna - Why your brand matters in this day of age!

28. Jenny Sagström CEO, Sköna - Why your brand matters in this day of age!

In this episode, we speak with Jenny Sagström CEO, Sköna, the high-tech branding, and marketing agency out of San Francisco with many of the world's B2B SaaS companies on their client list - you guess...

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