Unlock your startup’s full potential with our team of proven sales and marketing experts

We drive B2B startups to success by transforming their sales and marketing into scalable results. Our hands-on team of experts works closely with you to turn strategies into real, impactful results, ensuring that your growth journey is successful and sustainable.  

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Are You Facing Challenges in Achieving Your Sales and Marketing Goals?

Such as:

– an underperforming lead generation and sales team, 

– a pipeline and forecast that isn’t strong enough, 

– a strategy that isn’t aligned with your revenue goals, 

– a customer base that isn’t growing?

Or are you starting your sales journey and looking for expert guidance to establish a solid sales foundation from the beginning?

Instead of relying on hope or initiating an expensive reboot with new hires, new approaches, and a temporary shutdown, you need a faster way to improve your sales and marketing immediately.

Here’s where the Growth Combinator comes into place!

With a proven track record of supporting over 20 startups, we understand the challenges you face.

That’s why we go beyond traditional consulting approaches and provide hands-on, on-site support and implementation.

Whether it’s building from the ground up or optimizing existing systems, our customized support ranges from

individual expertise to the collective power of an entire team of experts, to ensure your sales and marketing success.

Let’s find out how we can support you during your growth challenge!

We understand the critical role of a solid plan and robust foundations.

That’s why our proven process begins with a comprehensive analysis of your current sales landscape, alongside an in-depth analysis of market dynamics, competitor, and customer insight. This approach allows us to create or refine a sales framework that directly addresses your unique challenges and opportunities.

With the refined sales framework in hand, our emphasis shifts to tangible action—enhancing your sales operations with precision and expert insight. Our services cover a wide range: from optimizing your lead generation mechanisms and sales processes to tailoring your customer engagement strategies for maximum impact.

Our 3 Steps to Success

Step 1 - Strategy and Plan

  • Define clear goals and targets.
  • Analyze your status quo.
  • Craft an individual sales strategy and implementation plan.

Step 2 - Implementation and Optimization

  • Implement and Execute the Strategy.
  • Optimize Structures, Processes, Technology and Tools.
  • Initiate Lead-Generation and Growth Hacking.
  • Optimize Sales and Marketing processes.
  • Start Sales Training and Mentoring.

Step 3 - Sustained Growth and Strategic Evolution

  • Provide Long-term Support.
  • Ensure Continuous Improvement.
  • Conduct Performance Monitoring.
  • Adapt Strategy if needed.
  • Advance Training and Development.

Or are you facing a specific challenge? Let’s connect and explore how we can tailor our support to your needs.

Analyse

Create

Execute

The Power of Expert Support and Experienced Cross-Functional Teams

  • Immediate and direct support from day one.
  • Prevention of unnecessary mistakes.
  • Shortening or avoiding the dead valley phases. 
  • Reduction of unnecessary expenses. 
  • Avoidance of stagnation or regression.  
  • Valuable savings in time and money.
  • Long-term support and availability.
  • Established processes and proven frameworks.

What others say
about us

About us

We’re your team of specialists, dedicated to fast-tracking your startup’s foundation. We are specialized in B2B tech and offer rapid expert consultancy and execution. From sales to marketing and beyond, we’re here to holistically strengthen your startup and prepare it for the next phase in growth.

★★★★★

Michael transformed our sales approach during the go-to-market and pre-growth phases, crafting and executing a dynamic sales strategy that laid the foundation for our sustained growth of 2 million Euros in the first 2 years. 

He not only built and led successful sales and lead generation departments but also grew our team from 3 to 14 members, significantly enhancing our operational capacity. 

Additionally, Michael provided support in our product development and customer success phases.

I can highly recommend his services!

Sead Ahmetovic, CEO and Founder
WeAreDevelopers 

Downlad Use Case

★★★★★

Michael played a pivotal role in our go-to-market journey, not just by defining a strategy but also by validating our product and securing our first customers and partners.

Beyond advice, he enabled us to gain a clear understanding of our target audience and personas, outlining the steps necessary to create a clear customer journey.

His hands-on support was crucial in building a strong foundation, achieving clear product validation, a distinct market position, and a robust strategy for the future.

I highly recommend his services, especially for startups in need of expert guidance from the outset!

Peter Arnold, CEO and Founder
EnterAnGo and SolarSpider 

Downlad Use Case

★★★★★

We worked with Michael to transform one of our clients sales departments into a successful sales engine. By establishing a solid foundation and implementing his strategy, we not only got their sales back on track, but also achieved a 200% increase in revenue in the first two years.

Michael’s approach went beyond strategy, initiating a comprehensive sales and management training program and establishing an effective lead generation system for long-term growth. His targeted optimizations also improved sales conversion rates by 40% and made processes much more efficient.

Michael’s holistic approach to sales transformation has been invaluable and we can highly recommend his services!

Gerald Zankl, CEO and Founder
Kickscale

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Services

We believe in holistic teamwork to make transformation in growth phases work. That is why we assemble a dynamic team of experts across various fields, all united by a common goal: to enhance and accelerate growth. We begin by assessing your specific challenges and objectives. Then, we strategically deploy our tailored team of experts to collaboratively facilitate your startup. Together, we work tirelessly to strengthen your foundation, foster growth, and drive success.Moreover, we’re committed to supporting and consulting with you even after the project concludes, serving as your long-term sparring partner to ensure continued growth and success.

Our Services in a Nutshell

At Growth Combinator, we understand that sales challenges are as diverse as the businesses facing them. That’s why we offer a holistic suite of services designed to tackle every aspect of your sales process—beyond just strategy. 

From foundational analysis to hands-on implementation and continuous optimization, we’re here to address every challenge with tailored, comprehensive solutions.

Status Quo Analysis

Evaluate your current sales performance, market position, and competitive landscape to identify key areas for growth and enhancement.

Sales Strategy Development

Craft a comprehensive sales strategy that seamlessly aligns with your business goals and market opportunities for targeted growth.

Process, Structure and Tool Optimization

Elevate the efficiency and effectiveness of your sales operations, by optimizing processes, structures, and tools for peak performance.

Lead Generation System Implementation

Deploy advanced lead generation systems to consistently fill your sales pipeline with high-quality, market-aligned leads.

Sales Training and Mentoring

Empower your sales team with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in today’s competitive environment through training and mentoring.

Performance Analytics and Strategic Adaption

Utilize advanced analytics to monitor sales performance and market dynamics, ensuring agile, data-driven adjustments to your sales strategy.

Quick deployable team comprising sales, marketing, and operations experts, ensuring rapid, efficient, and effective execution.

No knowledge loss due to continuous and readily accessible documentation.

No unnecessary costs from employee absences, departures, silent quitting, and misplacements.

Allocate more time for hiring crucial positions (support available for validation and during the interview process if needed)

Seamless onboarding of successor positions and integration of existing employees.

Rapid and visible successes achieved through the simultaneous deployment and implementation of multiple experts.

A concept tailored specifically to the company's unique situation.

More cost-effective than hiring multiple experts as permanent employees.

Access to a broad range of expertise across various disciplines.

Long-term training and mentoring for the management team

Quick deployable team comprising sales, marketing, and operations experts, ensuring rapid, efficient, and effective execution.

No knowledge loss due to continuous and readily accessible documentation.

Foundation of the pre growth phase is being reduced in most of the projects up to 50%

More cost-effective than hiring multiple experts as permanent employees.

No unnecessary costs from employee absences, departures, silent quitting, and misplacements.

Direct insight into the company's situation and its current developmental status.

Rapid and visible successes achieved through the simultaneous deployment and implementation of multiple experts.

A concept tailored specifically to the company's unique situation.

Access to a broad range of expertise across various disciplines.

A holistic approach across multiple departments.

Long-term support available as an external consultant.

Maximize your investment portfolio

Quick deployable team comprising sales, marketing, and operations experts, ensuring rapid, efficient, and effective execution.

No knowledge loss due to continuous and readily accessible documentation.

No unnecessary costs from employee absences, departures, silent quitting, and misplacements.

Allocate more time for hiring crucial positions (support available for validation and during the interview process if needed)

Seamless onboarding of successor positions and integration of existing employees.

Rapid and visible successes achieved through the simultaneous deployment and implementation of multiple experts.

A concept tailored specifically to the company's unique situation.

More cost-effective than hiring multiple experts as permanent employees.

Access to a broad range of expertise across various disciplines.

Long-term training and mentoring for the management team

Quick deployable team comprising sales, marketing, and operations experts, ensuring rapid, efficient, and effective execution.

No knowledge loss due to continuous and readily accessible documentation.

Foundation of the pre growth phase is being reduced in most of the projects up to 50%

More cost-effective than hiring multiple experts as permanent employees.

No unnecessary costs from employee absences, departures, silent quitting, and misplacements.

Direct insight into the company's situation and its current developmental status.

Rapid and visible successes achieved through the simultaneous deployment and implementation of multiple experts.

A concept tailored specifically to the company's unique situation.

Access to a broad range of expertise across various disciplines.

A holistic approach across multiple departments.

Long-term support available as an external consultant.

Maximize your investment portfolio

Benefits for
Founders

Holistic Teamwork for Transformation

Strategic Partners in Startup Growth

Dynamic Team of  Experts

Tailored Solutions for Challenges

Collaborative Approach to Growth

Strengthening Business Foundations

Sustainable and Long-Term Success

Benefits for
Investors

Maximize Investment Potential

Strategic Partners in Startup Growth

Dedicated Team of Experts

Meticulous Assessment of Startups

Consistent Portfolio Outperformance

Head of Sales

Head of Marketing

Lead-Generation

Why
choose us?

  • Proven success across 20+ startups
  • Immediate strategic impact from day one
  • Tailored, Goal-Aligned sales strategies
  • Data-Driven Insights enhance decision making
  • Boost existing team performance
  • Significant cost savings compared to full time hires

Maximize Investment Potential

Strategic Partners in Startup Growth

Dedicated
Team of
Experts

Enhanced Portfolio Performance

Meticulous Assessment of Startups

Risk Reduction and Higher Returns

Consistent Portfolio Outperformance

Holistic Teamwork for Transformation

Equipping Startup
Leaders

Dynamic
Team of 
Experts

Tailored
Solutions for Challenges

Collaborative Approach to Growth

Strengthening Business Foundations

Sustainable and Long-Term Success

6 Steps to Success!

Initial Meeting

Schedule our first meeting to discover our methods and explore how we can improve your sales.

Pre-Analysis and Goal Setting

Engage in a swift market and business analysis, followed by collaborative goal setting and initial action plan creation.

Tailored Proposal

You will receive a customized proposal designed to effectively address your specific challenges.

Kick off Phase 1: Analysis and Strategy

Begin our partnership with an in-depth analysis, leading to the development of a bespoke strategy tailored to your business’s needs.

Kick off Phase 2: Implementation and Optimization

With the strategy in place, we move to implementation, taking all the necessary actions to revitalize your sales operations.

Kick off Phase 3: Sustained Growth and Strategic Evolution

Beyond implementation, we engage in an ongoing partnership focused on exceeding your goals and driving continued growth.

Our Team

Michael Sonnenschein

Head of Sales

Michael is a proven sales strategist and executive, specializing in the development and execution of innovative B2B sales and growth strategies. With a strong history of leading startups through critical go-to-market and pre-growth phases, he has consistently optimized processes and built strong foundations for scalable growth. His expertise extends beyond strategy development to hands-on leadership, where he has successfully built and mentored sales organizations to exceed goals and confidently navigate market challenges.

Adin Heric

Head of Marketing

Adin is a seasoned marketing professional with over a decade of experience specializing in building strong marketing foundations for startups. With a keen eye for analyzing internal and external factors, Adin excels in marketing strategy and assembling expert teams to tackle the unique challenges faced by emerging businesses. Having held roles as a marketing director at companies such as Shpock, kununu, VIEWAR, and Bitpanda, Adin is dedicated to propelling your company toward exponential growth.

Iryna Andrukh

Lead-Generation and Growth Hacking

Iryna specializes in operational optimization and dynamic growth hacking for startups and SMBs. She's experienced in designing efficient lead generation funnels, automating data workflows, and customizing CRM processes for scalability. Known for her innovative lead generation systems, particularly in outbound strategies, Iryna combines data analytics and digital tools to accelerate growth and increase market presence. Her strategies not only streamline operations, but actively drive rapid business expansion, positioning her as a key asset for companies seeking to grow aggressively.

Valentin Schulz

Strategic Growth Marketer

Valentin is a strategic growth marketer with expertise in data driven performance marketing for b2b and b2c products and services. He has 10+ years of experience in leading roles for agencies and cooperate companies where he setup marketing operations for exponential growth through sharp analytic skills paired with unconventional creativity.

Leon Soggia

Performance Marketer

Leon is a top-tier performance marketer, specialized in paid social platforms like Meta and TikTok. With 20 million Euros in B2B budgets managed in two years, he's generated 90k leads across diverse sectors, yielding revenues of 5k€ to 2M€ per lead. Merging AI with genuine storytelling, Leon crafts strategies that prioritize the customer while maximizing reach and efficiency.

Michael Obernberger

Sales and Growth for SMBs

Michael is a commercial excellence and revenue operations expert, with a proven track record in increasing sales productivity, revenue and profitability for multiple international corporations as well as mid market industrial and tech enterprises.

Begin with a Plan, End with Growth

Let's Elevate Your Sales Strategy Today!

In today’s competitive landscape, a dynamic and effective sales strategy is essential for sustainable growth. That’s why we’re offering our Sales Strategy Package at an accessible price. This package is designed to equip startups with the foundational tools and insights necessary to excel.

Our Sales Strategy Package - Starting at 5,000 Euros

Unlock your startup’s full sales potential with our comprehensive package. It includes everything from thorough market analysis to a bespoke action plan tailored for your implementation. This is your first step towards achieving lasting growth and success.

Speed and momentum are crucial for startup success. Don’t wait to accelerate your growth. 

B2B Sales Strategy Package

Analysis Phase:

Dive deep into the heart of your market and target audience to uncover actionable insights:

  • Comprehensive market analysis to identify opportunities and challenges.
  • Detailed audience analysis to understand your customers needs.
  • Sales audit to evaluate your current sales processes and strategies.

Strategy and Concept Development:

  • Define sales objectives and target markets to determine where to focus your efforts.
  • Create a customized sales strategy aligned with your business goals.

Unlock your startup’s full potential with our team of proven sales and marketing experts

We drive B2B startups to success by transforming their sales and marketing into scalable results. Our hands-on team of experts works closely with you to turn strategies into real, impactful results, ensuring that your growth journey is successful and sustainable.  

Are You Facing Challenges in Achieving Your Sales and Marketing Goals?

Such as:

– an underperforming lead generation and sales team, 
– a pipeline and forecast that isn’t strong enough, 
– a strategy that isn’t aligned with your revenue goals, 
– a customer base that isn’t growing?

Or are you starting your sales journey and looking for expert guidance to establish a solid sales foundation from the beginning?

Here’s where the Growth Combinator comes into place!

With a proven track record of supporting over 20 startups, we understand the challenges you face.

That’s why we got beyound traditional consulting approaches and provide hands-on, on site support and implementation.

Wheter it’s buidling from the ground up or optimizing existing strategies, our customized support ranges from

individual expertise to an entire team of experts to ensure your sales and marketing success.

Let’s find out how we can support you during your growth challenge!

We understand the critical role of a solid plan and robust foundations.

That’s why our proven process begins with a comprehensive analysis of your current sales landscape, alongside an in-depth analysis of market dynamics, competitor, and customer insight. This approach allows us to create or refine a sales framework that directly addresses your unique challenges and opportunities.

With the refined sales framework in hand, our emphasis shifts to tangible action—enhancing your sales operations with precision and expert insight. Our services cover a wide range: from optimizing your lead generation mechanisms and sales processes to tailoring your customer engagement strategies for maximum impact.

Analyse

Create

Execute

Our 3 Steps to Success

Step 1 – Strategy and Plan

  • Define clear goals and targets
  • Analyze your status quo
  • Craft an individual sales strategy and implementation plan

Step 2 – Implementation and Optimization

  • Implement and Execute the Strategy
  • Optimize Structures, Processes, Technology and Tools
  • Initiate Lead-Generation and Growth Hacking
  • Optimize Sales and Marketing processes
  • Start Sales Training and Mentoring

Step 1 – Sustained Growth and Strategic Evolution

  • Long Term Support
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Adaptive Strategy Modification
  • Advance Training and Development

Or are you facing a specific challenge? Let’s connect and explore how we can tailor our support to your needs.

The power of expert support and experienced cross-functional teams

What others say about us

★★★★★

Michael transformed our sales approach during the go-to-market and pre-growth phases, crafting and executing a dynamic sales strategy that laid the foundation for our sustained growth of 2 mio Euros in the first 2 years. 

He not only build and led successful sales and lead generation departments but also grew our team from 3 to 14 members, significantly enhancing our operational capacity.

Additionally, Michael provided support in our product development and customer success.

I can highly recommend his services!

Sead Ahmetovic, CEO and Founder
WeAreDevelopers

★★★★★

Michael played a pivotal role in our go-to-market journey, not just by defining a strategy but also by validating our product and securing our first customers and partners.

Beyond advice, he enabled us to gain a clear understanding of our target audience and personas, outlining the steps necessary to create a clear customer journey.

His hands-on support was crucial in building a strong foundation, achieving clear product validation, a distinct market position, and a robust strategy for the future.

I highly recommend his services, especially for startups in need of expert guidance from the outset!

Peter Arnold Founder and CEO, EnterAnGo and SolarSpider

★★★★★

We worked with Michael to transform one of our client’s sales departments into a successful sales engine. By establishing a solid foundation and implementing his strategy, we not only got their sales back on track, but also achieved a 200% increase in revenue in the first two years.

Michael’s approach went beyond strategy, initiating a comprehensive sales and management training program and establishing an effective lead generation system for long-term growth. His targeted optimizations also improved sales conversion rates by 40% and made processes much more efficient.

Michael’s holistic approach to sales transformation has been invaluable and we can highly recommend his services! 

Gerald Zankl, CEO and Founder
Kickscale

Our Services in a Nutshell

At Growth Combinator, we understand that sales challenges are as diverse as the businesses facing them. That’s why we offer a holistic suite of services designed to tackle every aspect of your sales process—beyond just strategy.

From foundational analysis to hands-on implementation and continuous optimization, we’re here to address every challenge with tailored, comprehensive solutions.

Initial Meeting

Evaluate your current sales performance, market position, and competitive landscape to identify key areas for growth and enhancement.

Lead Generation System Implementation

Deploy advanced lead generation systems to consistently fill your sales pipeline with high-quality, market-aligned leads.

Sales Strategy Development

Craft a comprehensive sales strategy that seamlessly aligns with your business goals and market opportunities for targeted growth.

Sales Training and Mentoring

Empower your sales team with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in today’s competitive environment through training and mentoring.

Process, Structure and Tool Optimization

Elevate the efficiency and effectiveness of your sales operations, by optimizing processes, structures, and tools for peak performance.

Performance Analytics and Strategic Adaption

Utilize advanced analytics to monitor sales performance and market dynamics, ensuring agile, data-driven adjustments to your sales strategy.

Why choose us?

Head of Sales

Head of Marketing

Lead Generation

  • Proven success across 20+ startups
  • Immediate strategic impact from day one
  • Tailored, Goal-Alligned sales strategies
  • Data-Driven Insights enhance decision making
  • Boost existing team performance
  • Significant cost savings compared to full time hires

6 Steps to Success!

Initial Meeting

Schedule our first meeting to discover our methods and explore how we can improve your sales.

Pre-Analysis and Goal Setting

We conduct a quick market and business analysis, then work with you to set goals and create an initial action plan.

Tailored Proposal

You will receive a customized proposal designed to effectively address your specific challenges.

Kick off Phase 1: Analysis and Strategy

We begin our partnership by diving deep into analysis and then creating a customized strategy for your business.

Kick off Phase 2: Implementation and Optimization

With the strategy in place, we move to implementation, taking all the necessary actions to revitalize your sales operations.

Kick off Phase 3: Sustained Growth and Strategic Evolution

Beyond implementation, we engage in an ongoing partnership focused on exceeding your goals and driving continued growth.

Our Team

Michael Sonnenschein

Head of Sales

Michael is a high level sales expert in conceptualizing, refining and implementing B2B sales and growth strategies. He supported many startups in the go-to-market and pre-growth-phase, optimizing their processes and structures to set up a good foundation, his sales and growth strategies can be built and implemented on.

Adin Heric

Head of Marketing

Adin is a seasoned marketing professional with over a decade of experience specializing in building strong marketing foundations for startups. With a keen eye for analyzing internal and external factors, Adin excels in marketing strategy and assembling expert teams to tackle the unique challenges faced by emerging businesses. Having held roles as a marketing director at companies such as Shpock, kununu, VIEWAR, and Bitpanda, Adin is dedicated to propelling your company toward exponential growth.

Cristoph Schachner

Growth Hacker

Christoph ist a leading growth hacking expert in demand generation for B2B companies and has helped over 120 seed and growth stage startups increase their inbound customer acquisition through a mix of performance marketing and organic growth.

Iryna Andrukh

Operations and Lead-Generation

Iryna is an expert in structuring and optimizing business operations for Startups and SMBs. She has supported multiple startups during their early stages by establishing efficient lead generation funnels, automating data flows and customizing CRM processes. She is also a specialist in setting up lead generation systems, especially outbound systems.

Leon Soggia

Performance Marketer

Leon is a top-tier performance marketer, specialized in paid social platforms like Meta and TikTok. With 20 million Euros in B2B budgets managed in two years, he's generated 90k leads across diverse sectors, yielding revenues of 5k€ to 2M€ per lead. Merging AI with genuine storytelling, Leon crafts strategies that prioritize the customer while maximizing reach and efficiency.

Valentin Schulz

Strategic Growth Marketer

Valentin is a strategic growth marketer with expertise in data driven performance marketing for b2b and b2c products and services. He has 10+ years of experience in leading roles for agencies and cooperate companies where he setup marketing operations for exponential growth through sharp analytic skills paired with unconventional creativity.

Michael Obernberger

Sales and Growth for SMBs

Michael is a commercial excellence and revenue operations expert, with a proven track record in increasing sales productivity, revenue and profitability for multiple international corporations as well as mid market industrial and tech enterprises.

Begin with a Plan, End with Growth

Let's Elevate Your Sales Strategy Today!

In today’s competitive landscape, a dynamic and effective sales strategy is essential for sustainable growth. That’s why we’re offering our Sales Strategy Package at an accessible price. This package is designed to equip startups with the foundational tools and insights necessary to excel.

Our Sales Strategy Package - Starting at 5,000 Euros

Unlock your startup’s full sales potential with our comprehensive package. It includes everything from thorough market analysis to a bespoke action plan tailored for your implementation. This is your first step towards achieving lasting growth and success.

Speed and momentum are crucial for startup success. Don’t wait to accelerate your growth. 

B2B Sales Strategy Package

Analysis Phase:

Dive deep into the heart of your market and target audience to uncover actionable insights:

  • Comprehensive market analysis to identify opportunities and challenges.
  • Detailed audience analysis to understand your customers needs.
  • Sales audit to evaluate your current sales processes and strategies.

Strategy and Concept Development:

  • Define sales objectives and target markets to determine where to focus your efforts.
  • Create a customized sales strategy aligned with your business goals.

Unlock your startup’s full potential with our team of proven sales and marketing experts

We drive B2B startups to success by transforming their sales and marketing into scalable results. Our hands-on team of experts works closely with you to turn strategies into real, impactful results, ensuring that your growth journey is successful and sustainable.  

Are You Facing Challenges in Achieving Your Sales and Marketing Goals?

Such as:
– an underperforming lead generation and sales team,
– a pipeline and forecast that isn’t strong enough,
– a strategy that isn’t aligned with your revenue goals,
– a customer base that isn’t growing?

Or are you starting your sales journey and looking for expert guidance to establish a solid sales foundation from the beginning?

Here’s where the Growth Combinator comes into place!

With a proven track record of supporting over 20 startups, we understand the challenges you face.

That’s why we go beyond traditional consulting approaches and provide hands-on, on-site support and implementation.

Whether it’s building from the ground up or optimizing existing systems, our customized support ranges from

individual expertise to the collective power of an entire team of experts, to ensure your sales and marketing success.

Let’s find out how we can support you during your growth challenge!

We understand the critical role of a solid plan and robust foundations.

That’s why our proven process begins with a comprehensive analysis of your current sales landscape, alongside an in-depth analysis of market dynamics, competitor, and customer insight. This approach allows us to create or refine a sales framework that directly addresses your unique challenges and opportunities.

With the refined sales framework in hand, our emphasis shifts to tangible action—enhancing your sales operations with precision and expert insight. Our services cover a wide range: from optimizing your lead generation mechanisms and sales processes to tailoring your customer engagement strategies for maximum impact.

Analyse

Create

Execute

Our 3 Steps to Success

Step 1 – Strategy and Plan

  • Define clear goals and targets.
  • Analyze your status quo.
  • Craft an individual sales strategy and implementation plan.

Step 2 – Implementation and Optimization

  • Implement and Execute the Strategy.
  • Optimize Structures, Processes, Technology and Tools.
  • Initiate Lead-Generation and Growth Hacking.
  • Optimize Sales and Marketing processes.
  • Start Sales Training and Mentoring.

Step 3 – Sustained Growth and Strategic Evolution

  • Provide Long-term Support.
  • Ensure Continuous Improvement.
  • Conduct Performance Monitoring.
  • Adapt Strategy if needed.
  • Advance Training and Development.

Or are you facing a specific challenge? Let’s connect and explore how we can tailor our support to your needs.

The power of experienced cross-functional fractional team in the Pre-Growth phase

  • Immediate and direct support from day one.
  • Prevention of unnecessary mistakes.
  • Shortening or avoiding the dead valley phases.
  • Reduction of unnecessary expenses.
  • Avoidance of stagnation or regression.
  • Valuable savings in time and money.
  • Long-term support and availability.
  • Established processes and proven frameworks.

What others say
about us

★★★★★

Michael transformed our sales approach in the go to market and pre growth phase, creating and implementing our sales strategy and setting the foundation for our sustained growth. He built and led successful sales and lead generation departments and also supported our product development. I can highly recommend his services!

Sead Ahmetovic, CEO and Founder
WeAreDevelopers

★★★★★

Michael played a pivotal role in our go-to-market journey, not just by defining a strategy but also by validating our product and securing our first customers and partners.

Beyond advice, he enabled us to gain a clear understanding of our target audience and personas, outlining the steps necessary to create a clear customer journey.

His hands-on support was crucial in building a strong foundation, achieving clear product validation, a distinct market position, and a robust strategy for the future.

I highly recommend his services, especially for startups in need of expert guidance from the outset!

Peter Arnold, CEO and Founder
EnterAnGo and SolarSpider

★★★★★

We transformed with Michael together one of our clients sales departments into a successful sales engine, setting up a lead generation department, training the sales and management team and creating a sales strategy.

Gerald Zankl, CEO and Founder
Kickscale

Our Services in a Nutshell

At Growth Combinator, we understand that sales challenges are as diverse as the businesses facing them. That’s why we offer a holistic suite of services designed to tackle every aspect of your sales process—beyond just strategy.

From foundational analysis to hands-on implementation and continuous optimization, we’re here to address every challenge with tailored, comprehensive solutions.

Initial Meeting

Evaluate your current sales performance, market position, and competitive landscape to identify key areas for growth and enhancement.

Lead Generation System Implementation

Deploy advanced lead generation systems to consistently fill your sales pipeline with high-quality, market-aligned leads.

Sales Strategy Development

Craft a comprehensive sales strategy that seamlessly aligns with your business goals and market opportunities for targeted growth.

Sales Training and Mentoring

Empower your sales team with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in today’s competitive environment through training and mentoring.

Process, Structure and Tool Optimization

Elevate the efficiency and effectiveness of your sales operations, by optimizing processes, structures, and tools for peak performance.

Performance Analytics and Strategic Adaption

Utilize advanced analytics to monitor sales performance and market dynamics, ensuring agile, data-driven adjustments to your sales strategy.

Quick deployable team comprising sales, marketing, and operations experts, ensuring rapid, efficient, and effective execution.

No knowledge loss due to continuous and readily accessible documentation.

No unnecessary costs from employee absences, departures, silent quitting, and misplacements.

Allocate more time for hiring crucial positions (support available for validation and during the interview process if needed)

Seamless onboarding of successor positions and integration of existing employees.

Rapid and visible successes achieved through the simultaneous deployment and implementation of multiple experts.

A concept tailored specifically to the company's unique situation.

More cost-effective than hiring multiple experts as permanent employees.

Access to a broad range of expertise across various disciplines.

Long-term training and mentoring for the management team

Quick deployable team comprising sales, marketing, and operations experts, ensuring rapid, efficient, and effective execution.

No knowledge loss due to continuous and readily accessible documentation.

Foundation of the pre growth phase is being reduced in most of the projects up to 50%

More cost-effective than hiring multiple experts as permanent employees.

No unnecessary costs from employee absences, departures, silent quitting, and misplacements.

Direct insight into the company's situation and its current developmental status.

Rapid and visible successes achieved through the simultaneous deployment and implementation of multiple experts.

A concept tailored specifically to the company's unique situation.

Access to a broad range of expertise across various disciplines.

A holistic approach across multiple departments.

Long-term support available as an external consultant.

Maximize your investment portfolio

Why choose us?

Head of Sales

Head of Marketing

Growth Hacker

  • Proven success across 20+ startups
  • Immediate strategic impact from day one
  • Tailored, Goal-Aligned sales strategies
  • Data-Driven Insights enhance decision making
  • Boost existing team performance
  • Significant cost savings compared to full time hires

6 steps to success!

Initial Meeting

Schedule our first meeting to discover our methods and explore how we can improve your sales.

Pre-Analysis and Goal Setting

We conduct a quick market and business analysis, then work with you to set goals and create an initial action plan.

Tailored Proposal

You will receive a customized proposal designed to effectively address your specific challenges.

Kick off Phase 1: Analysis and Strategy

We begin our partnership by diving deep into analysis and then creating a customized strategy for your business.

Kick off Phase 2: Implementation and Optimization

With the strategy in place, we move to implementation, taking all the necessary actions to revitalize your sales operations.

Kick off Phase 3: Sustained Growth and Strategic Evolution

Beyond implementation, we engage in an ongoing partnership focused on exceeding your goals and driving continued growth.

Our Team

Michael Sonnenschein

Head of Sales

Michael is a high level sales expert in conceptualizing, refining and implementing B2B sales and growth strategies. He supported many startups in the go-to-market and pre-growth-phase, optimizing their processes and structures to set up a good foundation, his sales and growth strategies can be built and implemented on.

Adin Heric

Head of Marketing

Adin is a seasoned marketing professional with over a decade of experience specializing in building strong marketing foundations for startups. With a keen eye for analyzing internal and external factors, Adin excels in marketing strategy and assembling expert teams to tackle the unique challenges faced by emerging businesses. Having held roles as a marketing director at companies such as Shpock, kununu, VIEWAR, and Bitpanda, Adin is dedicated to propelling your company toward exponential growth.

Cristoph Schachner

Growth Hacker

Christoph ist a leading growth hacking expert in demand generation for B2B companies and has helped over 120 seed and growth stage startups increase their inbound customer acquisition through a mix of performance marketing and organic growth.

Iryna Andrukh

Operations and Lead-Generation

Iryna is an expert in structuring and optimizing business operations for Startups and SMBs. She has supported multiple startups during their early stages by establishing efficient lead generation funnels, automating data flows and customizing CRM processes. She is also a specialist in setting up lead generation systems, especially outbound systems.

Leon Soggia

Performance Marketer

Leon is a top-tier performance marketer, specialized in paid social platforms like Meta and TikTok. With 20 million Euros in B2B budgets managed in two years, he's generated 90k leads across diverse sectors, yielding revenues of 5k€ to 2M€ per lead. Merging AI with genuine storytelling, Leon crafts strategies that prioritize the customer while maximizing reach and efficiency.

Valentin Schulz

Strategic Growth Marketer

Valentin is a strategic growth marketer with expertise in data driven performance marketing for b2b and b2c products and services. He has 10+ years of experience in leading roles for agencies and cooperate companies where he setup marketing operations for exponential growth through sharp analytic skills paired with unconventional creativity.

Michael Obernberger

Sales and Growth for SMBs

Michael is a commercial excellence and revenue operations expert, with a proven track record in increasing sales productivity, revenue and profitability for multiple international corporations as well as mid market industrial and tech enterprises.

Begin with a Plan, End with Growth

Let's Elevate Your Sales Strategy Today!

In today’s competitive landscape, a dynamic and effective sales strategy is essential for sustainable growth. That’s why we’re offering our Sales Strategy Package at an accessible price. This package is designed to equip startups with the foundational tools and insights necessary to excel.

Our Sales Strategy Package - Starting at 5,000 Euros

Unlock your startup’s full sales potential with our comprehensive package. It includes everything from thorough market analysis to a bespoke action plan tailored for your implementation. This is your first step towards achieving lasting growth and success.

Speed and momentum are crucial for startup success. Don’t wait to accelerate your growth. 

B2B Sales Strategy Package

Analysis Phase:

Dive deep into the heart of your market and target audience to uncover actionable insights:

  • Comprehensive market analysis to identify opportunities and challenges.
  • Detailed audience analysis to understand your customers needs.
  • Sales audit to evaluate your current sales processes and strategies.

Strategy and Concept Development:

  • Define sales objectives and target markets to determine where to focus your efforts.
  • Create a customized sales strategy aligned with your business goals.

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