‘How do I find the best team?’ – FinTech Rocks!

FinTech Rocks! is the new event series organized by oenpay together with the FinTech community. With the events, we pursue the goal of specifically strengthening the FinTech ecosystem in Austria and contributing to networking and collaboration. FinTech Rocks! offers FinTechs in Austria a stage to present their success stories. The events also critically discuss which obstacles need to be removed in order to promote innovation in Austria.

The event series is primarily aimed at founders and startups which are active in Austria, as well as banks, investors, research institutions, payment service providers and everyone who is interested in the topic of FinTech.

“How do I find the best team?”

On October 10, the second FinTech Rocks! event took place at the location ‘Das Packhaus’. Together with a top-class panel, we discussed this time the topic of “Critical success factors for startups and FinTechs – How do I find the best team?”

The panelists came from different fields and shared their knowledge on this topic with us. And what did we take away from this panel discussion?

“It is important to know which skills, seniority levels and diversity dimensions you need in the team and which talents you want to attract accordingly. Then you can optimally put together the package that you offer as an employer and communicate it authentically.” – Claudia Eder (karriere.at)

“Courage, going the extra mile, as well as a high level of innovation play a particularly important role for startups and FinTechs. It is precisely these factors that are often found in international talents who make an important contribution to the Austrian economy with their willingness to take risks and their specific skills. Since it is usually not so easy to gain access to the best minds internationally, WORK in AUSTRIA offers Austrian companies free services from a single source.” – Margit Kreuzhuber (ABA – WORK in AUSTRIA)

“If you don’t know what you need yourself, you can’t expect others to bring the solution.” – (David Schnetzer, Gubbi AG)

“Good teams are created through human and professional diversity, and universities of applied sciences or universities are a great tool for this.” – Rafael Rasinger (University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien)

“Age also plays a big issue. The FinTech industry is a very special industry, many startups or FinTechs are founded by very young people in their mid-20s and you have to prove to yourself again and again that you are doing something because of your age. Age is often a blockage.” – Alexander Valtingojer (FinTech Austria)

“An interdisciplinary team is the most valuable asset for startups, especially in times like these. The diversity of perspectives opens up new paths for creative solutions and drives innovation.” – Conny Wriesnig (Der Brutkasten)

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