Stavros Papadopoulos is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Lendis, a German startup that offers a SaaS solution for companies such as BCG, Volkswagen, N26 to set up and manage their employees’ equipment and software in the hybrid working world. They have raised over $90M USD in debt and equity to date.In this episode we talk about the unique value Lendis offers to small and large companies, the rising of HR-Tech, renting vs owning culture as well as pros and cons of establishing a startup in Berlin.The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps01:55 - Why companies don’t want to manage their tech resources04:45 - Benefits of renting vs buying the office equipment07:30 - Convenience more important than cash-flow09:00 - Decrease time to productivity for new employees10:20 - Growth plans with the money that company has raised13:50 - Raising debt used to be a challenge 14:55 - Hybrid work opportunities and challenges16:55 - Build scorecards for hiring and how does Hire Slow work in a fast paced job market18:50 - Do fancy perks play a significant role in hiring?20:50 - 2 trends on the future of work 27:30 - Criteria for businesses can become Lendis clients30:05 - Debt investment accelerating worldwide, supply almost limited 32:10 - HR tech explained 35:55 - Advantages of Berlin startup ecosystem 38:45 - Practical experience of setting up a business in Germany and need for longer runways due to bureaucracy Find out over 50 other full length podcast episodes on > https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/===See the video content exclusively on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

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