Bas Langenhuizen

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Director of Growth, Strategy and Finance at OutSmart International

Arnhem-Nijmegen Region, Netherlands

Overview

Bas Langenhuizen is the Co-Founder and Director at OutSmart International, a company he started in 2012 to digitize field service management. With a Masters from Radboud University and a Growth Hacking certification, he specializes in creating strategic partnerships to drive digital transformation in sectors like construction. Colleagues have described him as highly professional.

While his public profile focuses on his professional achievements, his roots are in the Netherlands, having attended universities in Nijmegen and Arnhem. His career suggests a strong interest in technology trends and enterprise software solutions.

He successfully grew his company, OutSmart, to 45 employees without any external funding before its acquisition by Visma.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Not Easily Convinced

Cautious & Analytical

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Topics They Care About

Field Service Solutions
Co-founded OutSmart, a market leader in replacing paper work orders with a digital app, and has over a decade of experience in improving field service efficiency.
Digitizing Construction
Actively promotes digital transformation for the construction industry, recently highlighting a partnership with Visma Solidbricks to streamline processes for construction companies.
Bootstrapped Growth
Expressed pride in growing OutSmart from an idea into a successful 45-person company entirely on its own strength, without using external investors.

Media Appearances

Bas has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Director of Growth, Strategy and Finance at OutSmart International
10-2022 - 12-2025
Managing Director at OutSmart International
11-2021 - 1-2026
Company Owner at Workwearpro
1-2021 - 12-2025
Strategy & Sales at TopForms
1-2016 - 2-2018
Sales Manager New Business at Telfort Zakelijk

Education

2004 - 2007
Master from Radboud University
1999 - 2004
Bachelor from HAN University of Applied Sciences

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Exp : 19 Location : Arnhem-Nijmegen Region, Netherlands Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Growth, Strategy and Finance at OutSmart International
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Insights For Selling To Bas

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Bas is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Bas

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Bas move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Bas take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Bas

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