CEO @K5 Future Retail Conference | ZOOPLUS Co-Founder | E-COMMERCE Entrepreneur & Investor | PODCAST Host CHEFTREFF
"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 25 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 ... 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜.” Back in 1999, when we founded zooplus, our first business plan predicted an astonishing annual turnover of around EUR 200 million. A figure I could not comprehend at the time, and which seems rather unambitious in the light of today's unicorns & decacorns. 25 years later*, the company is no longer run by its founders, has grown from 0 to over EUR 2 billion in sales, has been listed on the stock exchange for 13 years (2008 - 2021) and is still thriving as the European market leader in pet supplies. The picture shows the "tombstone" of our first public listing. If you can imagine someone from the outside who should shape the next chapter of the first company you co-founded, it is a leader like Geoffroy Lefebvre. In our pretty cool episode of the K5 - Future Retail podcast you will understand why! 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿? We discussed the 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘇𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀' 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 1. 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀: Discover the similarities between luxury retail and premium pet products! 2. 𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 & 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀: How zooplus' new app and loyalty programs are changing the game! 3. 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: How zooplus is fending off Shein and Temu's bold moves into Europe! 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿? 99 out of 100 entrepreneurial success stories I have seen have one thing in common: they all played the long game. "𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠 - 𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜!" If you are passionate about your idea and you have a product-market fit >>> better be prepared to put in some of those years and execute meticulously until you get there. #k5cheftreff #learnfromthebest #ecommerce *22 of those 25 years I was a proud and supportive shareholder until Zooplus was taken private by two PE funds.
Thanks for having me over, was a pleasure to finally meet you and talk about this great company that you founded!
wie wahr Sven Rittau! Erfolg braucht eine gute Idee, viel Fleiss, ein wenig Glück und einen laaaaannnnngen Atem.
A satisfied customer!!
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CEO @K5 Future Retail Conference | ZOOPLUS Co-Founder | E-COMMERCE Entrepreneur & Investor | PODCAST Host CHEFTREFF
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