Daniel is a serial entrepreneur from Berlin, Germany. He started his first business - Digital Media agency B&F in 2006 - and quickly followed with co-founding social gaming company Smeet end of 2006. Smeet raised €12M Venture Capital over time, grew to more than 30MM users and millions in annual revenues, before a majority stake was acquired in 2014 and a full exit end of 2017. Along his first entrepreneurial journey Daniel bootstrapped eCommerce startup Gourmesso which advanced as the online market leader for Nespresso compatible coffee capsules in Germany & the US. In 2015 Daniel expanded his eCommerce focus and co-launched a variety of Amazon-centric brands (Amazy, Eberbart, DieWuerzerei, et al.) and ultimately moved to the US (New York and then Miami) where he continues the development of micro company builder SpringtechPartners as one of four founding members and now +15 companies.  Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Daniel earned an M.B.A. at the Technical University of Berlin and University of California, Berkeley. After graduation Daniel went into Management Consulting and ultimately held a position as Senior Project Manager at Homburg & Partner - a strategy consulting boutique specializing in Marketing, Sales, and Pricing – servicing fortune500-companies globally. His former career background is dominated by consulting positions at companies like Corporate Value Associates, BBDO Germany.