Dennis Bauer

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Co-Founder, President at Gigs

United States

Overview

Dennis Bauer is the Co-Founder and President of Gigs, a Y Combinator-backed company that provides an operating system for mobile services. He focuses on enabling tech companies to embed connectivity into their products. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Maastricht University.

Under his leadership, Gigs was recognized on Fast Companys 2024 list of the Worlds Most Innovative Companies.

Personality Overview

Amiable & Agreeable

Non-Confrontational

Story Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Topics They Care About

Embedded Telecom
His company, Gigs, is built to enable any tech company to seamlessly embed mobile services and phone plans directly into their own applications.
Strategic Partnerships
He has publicly announced and celebrated major partnerships with global brands like AT&T and Klarna to expand Gigs' reach and impact.
API-first Platforms
He is focused on making complex telecom infrastructure simple and programmable for developers through an API-centric approach.

Media Appearances

Dennis has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2020
Co-Founder, President at Gigs
8-2019 - 4-2020
Co-Founder at HyperMesh
4-2017 - 8-2019
Head of Business Development at conichiwa
2-2015 - 2-2017
Head Of Business Development at Bonagora
8-2014 - 1-2015
Global Venture Development at Rocket Internet AG

Education

2020 - 2021
Education details unavailable from Y Combinator
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Science (BSc) from Maastricht University

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Insights For Selling To Dennis

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence
  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers

DONT's

  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dennis is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dennis

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dennis move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Dennis take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Dennis

Personality Compatibility


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