Bjoern W. Schaefer

De-risking GTM Acceleration 📈 - B2B SaaS only

Most B2B SaaS & AI startups don’t fail because of the product. They fail at the exact moment they try to scale sales beyond the founder.

After working with 150+ startups between €1–10M ARR, I see the same four expensive phases again and again:

1️⃣ Fake Sales Teams
2–3 sellers hired. Tools everywhere.
But the founder still closes most deals.
That’s not a sales team. That’s revenue theatre.

2️⃣ Symbolic Sales Leadership
Great CV. Weak impact.
6–12 months lost. High burn. Frustrated team.


3️⃣ Premature Scaling
15 deals. 15 use cases.
No clear GTM motion. No repeatable value creation.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth:

If revenue still needs heroics, it has no rhythm.

That’s why I built Revenue Rhythm by Funky Flywheels.

Not as a framework.
Not as a course.
But as an operating standard for founders who want:
- predictable pipeline
- clean execution
- real retention & expansion
- and a GTM engine that works without them 

No hype.
No slide decks.
No growth theatre.

Only what actually works in the DACH reality between €1–10M ARR.

🎙️ Host of The Funky Flywheels Show
🚀 Working with founders who want systems, not heroics

If you ever want to pressure-test your own growth honestly: DM me for your personal 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰

Founder | Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Scaling your B2B revenue organization is tough. We have been there multiple times. The good news is that we know exactly what it takes to master your upcoming challenges on your journey between Sees and Series B. We are thrilled to support B2B startups and scaleups with a holistic view on performance.

Björn W. Schäfer

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👉 "Bewerbungen" an mich oder an Alexander...

From Founder-Led Sales to scalable GTM Engines | €1–10M ARR | Revenue Rhythm by Funky Flywheels 🕺

💥 Mein erster Post 2026 - und der wichtigste seit 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗬 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦🕺

Aus meinem GTM-Bestseller wird ein 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.

Warum?
Weil ich in den letzten Jahren neben der Zusammenarbeit von Marketing, Sales, Customer Success und Produkt immer wieder das Gleiche gesehen habe:

📈 Wilde Businesspläne ohne realistisches Fundament 
📊 Kein rollierender Abgleich und kein Frühwarnsystem
🤼 Zahnlose interne Meetings, die nicht auf das große Ganze einzahlen
😔 Verfehlte Wachstumspläne und Enttäuschungen auf allen Seiten

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In den letzten 3 Jahren habe ich das Funky Flywheels Framework bei über 50 Early-Stage SaaS-Teams eingesetzt, weiterentwickelt und operationalisiert.

Das Ergebnis:
Ein ganzheitliches Revenue Operating System für Founder-led Sales- und GTM-Organisationen zwischen 1–10 Mio. ARR.

Ein System, das 6 zentrale Hebel messbar und steuerbar macht:

𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 1 – 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 & 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
 → Ist dein Bottom-Up-Plan realistisch – und investorenfähig?

𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 2 – 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
 → Welche Segmente verdienen Fokus? Welche kosten Energie?

𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 3 – 𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 & 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
 → Wie präzise steuerst du qualifizierte Pipeline und Forecast Accuracy tatsächlich?

𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 4 – 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲
 → Wie schnell entsteht messbarer Impact beim Kunden – und wie zuverlässig sind Retention & Expansion?

𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 5 – 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 & 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸
 → Wo bist Du Wachstumshebel – und wo Wachstumsbremse?

𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 6 – 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺
 → Hast Du einen wöchentlichen, monatlichen und quartalsweisen Steuerungsrhythmus – und wie effektiv ist dieser?

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Mit dem 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗬 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 implementiere ich in 12 Wochen mit Deinem Kernteam ein Betriebssystem für Wachstum.

Optional ergänzt um die 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗬 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝘁-Software, die ich parallel mit 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 und 𝗡𝗶𝗸 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰 weiterentwickelt habe.

Du siehst, ich bin bestens in 2026 gestartet. Wie schaut's bei Dir aus 🤓👇 


P.S. Teste Dich und den Status Quo in Deinem Startup. Kommentiere oder sende mir eine DM und ich teile den brandneuen 𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 mit Dir.

Wir wissen schon heute, welche Deiner Deals in Q1 kommen - und welche nicht ❌

Was wäre, wenn Du schon heute wüsstest, welche Deals in Q1 wirklich kommen - und welche nur aus Hoffnung bestehen? 🤔 

Was wäre, wenn Du schon heute Klarheit hättest, an welchen Hebeln Du JETZT ziehen musst, um rechtzeitig gegenzusteuern?

In den letzten Wochen waren wir fleißig und haben 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗬 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝘁 so weiterentwickelt, dass es der perfekte Co-Pilot für die Erreichung Deiner ambitionierten Ziele für 2026 ist.

Dazu analysieren wir Deine aktuelle Pipeline, Deine Aktivitäten und die Performance der letzten Monate und geben Dir einen ungeschönten Ausblick auf Deinen Q1-Forecast (und darüber hinaus) 🙄 

Nur für kurze Zeit verschenken wir drei 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺-𝗢𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.

Was Du bekommst:
 ✅ Faktenbasierter Q1-Reality-Check
 ✅ Klare Gap-Analyse Richtung 2026
 ✅ Sofort umsetzbare Umsatzhebel

👉 Bewirb Dich jetzt per DM mit einem Satz: Warum genau Du 😉 ?

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• HYRE enables top talents and firms to work together flexibly and on-demand through technology and powerful matching algorithms
• Our juniors are students or recent graduates from the best business, engineering, and tech focused universities in Europe

Co-Founder & MD

Solvemate

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Head of Growth/ Entrepreneur in Residence

Clipperton

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Tech Investment Banking Analyst Intern

Student Consulting Projects

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WunderAgent

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KPMG

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Sales and CRM intern

HYRE founder & MD l APX 20l HYRE offers the quickest way for companies to build their sales teams

My company
•	HYRE is becoming the leading platform for European Sales-Careers, connecting talents and firms as quickly and efficiently as possible through a digital sales profile and powerful matching algorithms
•	Our Sales talents are the top 2% of SDRs, Sales Reps, and Junior account executives, who have passed through our signup and interview-process

Me
•	Creative thinking and curiosity, paired with solution-oriented diligence
•	Global experience and intercultural competence due to having lived, studied, or worked in a total of eleven countries in Asia, South America, and Europe
•	Expertise in business sciences and hobbyist studies of a broad array of fields

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