Cepture.io

Close your EBITDA and Valuation gap with proven GTM Playbooks for PE

There is a critical shift in how B2B firms grow revenue - and how PE firms add value to their portfolio companies.

The old way: Hire more people to hit EBITDA goals.

The new way: Use revenue tech, not headcount, to achieve EBITDA targets. 

Cepture partners with PE firms and their PortCos to drive this transition across:

1. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Transforming initiatives into workflows and daily activities, ensuring seamless tech-driven EBITDA growth

2. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬: With experience across 100+ companies, we bring proven GTM Playbooks for growing EBITDA through technology

3. 𝐆𝐓𝐌 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞: Enhance seller productivity by 30%+ with our guidance through the GTM tech jungle, avoiding costly mistakes

Looking to build your GTM value creation playbooks? Send me a message on LinkedIn to learn more or at https://www.cepture.io/contact-us

Founder

Revenue Syndicate

The UK’s first Angel Syndicate and community, designed exclusively for the end-users of tech-enabled solutions. 
Raise money from people that understand your vision and can partner with you to get there. Your users.

Angel Investor & Advisor

Outreach

𝐀𝐝𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞. 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬. @ 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡.𝐢𝐨

Outreach is the only Sales Execution Platform that helps customer-facing teams efficiently create and predictably close more pipeline. 

From prospecting to deal management to forecasting, our platform leverages automation and artificial intelligence to help revenue leaders increase the output and quality of work for all go-to-market team members across the revenue cycle.

Outreach is the only company to offer sales engagement, revenue intelligence, and revenue operations functionalities in a unified platform. More than 5,500 companies, including Zoom, Siemens, Okta, DocuSign, and McKesson depend on Outreach to power their revenue organizations. 

𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:
* Gather, analyse, and define the needs and desired outcomes of new and existing customers. Including, solutioning, integrations, application architecture, and managing edge cases.
* Clearly articulate the benefits of the Outreach's Platform by delivering high-impact sessions to all levels of the organisation, including the Executive Team 
* Provide input to cross-functional teams to improve the product, market position, and the sales model
* Mentor and guide new SC hires in their process from Rookie to Revenue 
* Become a Subject Matter Expert - educate prospects and customers on Sales Execution and Outreach across channels, including LinkedIn 

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬:
* Added over $3.4M in portfolio value
* Staffed on 300+ prospect and customer engagements
* Supporting 5-15 reps, simultaneously 
* Helping build out and scale departments, including
 - Value Consulting
 - Channel Partnerships
 - Solutions Consulting
* Providing feedback to and supporting the Product Team

Lead Solutions Consultant

Senior Solutions Consultant

NetSuite

NetSuite, the world's leading Business Management Platform, enables companies to achieve their growth goals by establishing the whole company on ONE unified platform across ERP, CRM, PSA, SCM, Ecommerce, HR & Reporting. 

My main responsibilities include: 
* Gather, analyse, and define the needs and requirements of new customers
* Clearly articulate the benefits of NetSuite's Platform by delivering high-impact demonstrations to all levels of the organisation, including the Executive Team 
* Provide input to cross-functional teams to improve the product, market position, and the sales model
* Mentor and guide new SC hires in their process from Rookie to Revenue 

Key Results: 
* Helped establish NetSuite in the Nordics as the 1st Solutions Consultant for Norway & Denmark, while helping to accelerate the growth of the UK/I markets.
* Engaged with 100+ companies, supporting 5-15 Sales Reps. simultaneously
* Added over $10 mill. (DKK 65 mill.) in portfolio value

Solutions Consultant

TimeGruppen - Rådgivere med vilje

As a Management Consultant for SME's I have been involved in numerous consulting engagements focused on growth strategies and market development. 

Recommendation quote: "...benefited from Said's deep business understanding, analytical capabilities, and action-oriented approach."

Junior Consultant

Copenhagen Capacity

Copenhagen Capacity attracts talent, companies, and capital from abroad to Greater Copenhagen. As part of the Analysis Team, I assist the in-house consultants with a variety of tasks including: 

- Conducting qualitative and quantitative analyses (from firm to macro level)
- Utilising and updating analytical tools 
- Various ad-hoc tasks

Assistant Analyst

Samlino.dk

The position entailed analysing and comparing the insurance and telecom market, uncover specific customer needs and subsequently recommend the optimal insurance and telecom option for the customer. This position allowed me to further develop my listening abilities, customer service, and sales skills. 

Recommendation quote: "... "Said always works with a high degree of enthusiasm and competence level. This makes him welcome challenges as opportunities to be captured rather than threats to be avoided and we have had the pleasure of benefiting from this approach".

Customer Advisor

Quartz Consulting

My focus on contributing value, personal discipline and professional approach resulted in a 97% customer satisfaction rate. This made me one of the most asked for and frequently booked freelance translator across all translation agencies. 

Thus, early on I became aware of the importance of critical business skills, such as:
-	How to concretely solve challenges and have a proactive approach 
-	The importance of having a customer-centric approach 
-	Operating a business from the strategic down to the tactical level

Owner

10+ years as an operator in the intersection of Sales, Tech, and Finance - helping companies grow through Technology.

My‬‭ super-power‬‭ is‬‭ combining‬‭ a‬‭ deeply‬‭ commercial‬‭ mindset‬‭ and‬‭ understanding,‬‭ with‬‭ technical‬‭ aptitude‬‭ to help companies leverage revenue tech as a value driver. 

Founder @ Cepture, partnering with PE firms to grow EBITDA through Revenue Tech.

By embracing Revenue Tech, we've successfully driven EBITDA targets, adding over $15M in portfolio value.

Connect and let us discuss how you can achieve your EBITDA targets without inflating costs.

Discover more at Cepture.io
Or send me a message here on LinkedIn

Before Cepture, I worked as a Solutions Consultant for 6+ years across: 
* Outreach: Added over $3+ Million in portfolio value, supporting 5-15 reps simultaneously. 
* Oracle NetSuite: Added $10+ Million in portfolio value, being the first Solutions Consultant in a new segment (team size of 9 when I left)
* Management Consultant: Helping companies identify and grow new business segments

Always feel free to reach out and say Hi :-)

Said E. Mussa

Wider Europe Capital Management Ltd

WECM is a private equity advisory company through which I conduct Advisory and NED activities.  Activities divided into:

1) Specialist private equity advisor to investors and fund managers in Europe, ME and Africa.
2) CPD Accredited professional trainer in private equity to investors, fund managers and service providers. Founded YouTube channel PEConfidential, an educational channel dedicated to private equity.
3) Non Executive Director; have served on seven Boards to date.

Principal - Private Equity

The World Bank

Leader of projects for the development of Private Equity in various Emerging Market regions including Western Balkans, the Americas, CIS and Africa.

Short Term Consultant

American University of Cairo

I designed and created the Private Equity Course launched in June 2021 by the Finance Faculty of the American University in Cairo.

Private Equity Course Creator

Victoria Banca

One of the largest banks in Moldova, with EBRD as one of the principal shareholders. Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee; Member of the Audit Committee.

Member Of The Supervisory Board

Sinteza SA

Sinteza SA is a Romanian chemical company producing boric acid.  Boric acid is widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries.  Appointed to the Board by Banca Transilvania.

Member of the Board of Directors

Banca Transilvania

Responsible for helping to develop the private equity activities of the bank.

Banca Transilvania is one of the three largest banks in Romania, with a 12% market share and 540 branches.  It has a particular focus on the mid-cap segment of the corporate market.

The bank is quoted on the Bucharest Stock Exchange; its largest shareholder is EBRD with 10%; as well as IFC with 5%.

Senior Advisor - Private Equity

CEE Clean Economic Energy AG

Managed the development program of Central European renewable energy independent power producer active in solar PV and onshore wind in 2013-14.

Managing Director - Private Equity

Soros Investment Capital Management LL

Managing Director of $200m regional South East Europe PE fund, supported by OPIC and sponsored by George Soros.  Growth investments in telecoms, cable TV, food, financial services.  Managed investment team across three offices; focus on adding value to portfolio companies.  Focus on mid-sized companies with a need for hands-on development support.  Led a team of 12 professionals based upon merit, informality and integrity; which produced a successful fund, generating a gross annual IRR of 40% to its investors.

Unicredit Group (CA IB)

Vienna based investment banking group.  Responsible for private equity sponsored clients across Central and Eastern Europe.

Advent International (affiliate)

Private Equity Croatian country fund of $30m, focused on SME investment.  LPs included EBRD, IFC. Investments in logistics, technology, software.  Pioneer fund in a new market.  Rose to the challenge of developing an investment team of 12 people from scratch.

Executive Director - Private Equity

I OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:

1. CONDUCTING PRIVATE EQUITY TRAININGS OF 2-5 DAYS TO FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS.

2. RESEARCHING AND WRITING PRIVATE EQUITY MARKET AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

3. ADVISING ON THE SELECTION AND CREATION OF NEW PE FIRMS IN EMERGING MARKETS AND THEIR FUNDRAISING.

🚦Further details may be found in my YOUTUBE CHANNEL "PEConfidential" which is all about private equity, especially Emerging Markets mid cap. 🚦

Please don't contact me to fundraise or for one way scrounging.

https://youtu.be/ISuAsstZD_g

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