Where did your What major challenges did What piece of advice would entrepreneurial journey with you overcome along the way? you give to aspiring founders? Salesforce begin? I was working in the automotive supply Immediately, Salesforce AppExchange You have to deliver on your promises, industry and was tasked with creating helped us increase the visibility of without this you lose trust and cannot Andreas Geiger a global sales platform. After launching Xotigo to potential customers and drive build success. Stay close to your this successfully and speaking to other awareness and engagement. Salesforce customers and listen to them in order to CEO & Founder, Xotigo global suppliers, I saw the need to come also provides a seasonal release of 300 ensure you truly understand their needs. Xotigo is a sales management solution helping automotive industry up with a standardized solution specific new features, three times a year, and this professionals drive process excellence and digital transformation. to the automotive supply industry. This regular cadence of innovation provides meant starting from scratch. the basis for our highly skilled team to maximize the platform capability and to The solution I’d created previously was deliver the best service to our customers. built on Salesforce, and I’d been very impressed with what we’d been able to The exposure you get to internal sales achieve. The Platform is easy to use and teams is equally powerful. Beyond the provides a powerful foundation to build ongoing support they provide to help a robust software service on to drive user drive acquisitions, there are workshops adoption and customer success. and collaboration between our teams to help Xotigo stay at the forefront of There is always someone to turn to for Salesforce also offers a huge ecosystem customer needs. and the success of the company is built support. You are able to tailor your on shared trust, which is reassuring as package in a way that is effective for you enter into the partnership. I saw firsthand how effective it is to bring your solution and unique journey. together a vision, great people, the right knowledge, and a powerful platform, simultaneously.

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