Markus Altenhofer

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Project Lead at CADS GmbH

Amstetten, Lower Austria, Austria

Overview

Markus Altenhofer is a Project Lead at CADS GmbH with over 17 years of experience in software development, specializing in XR. His expertise spans Unity, C#, and creating immersive applications for platforms like HoloLens and Meta Quest. He holds a Master of Science from FH Technikum Wien.

Outside of his professional work, Markus is passionate about virtual worlds and game development. He dedicates his free time to personal projects and also holds interests in martial arts and traveling, showcasing a blend of technical curiosity and personal exploration.

He recently participated in a hackathon where he turned an AI API into a retro, text-based starship computer game inspired by FTL.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Example Seeker

Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

XR Development
With 17+ years in software, his career is focused on architecting and building cross-platform AR, VR, and MR applications using Unity, Unreal, and WebXR.
Creative Technology
He frequently works on personal projects, such as using a Quest3 for head-tracking-based 3D and creating a natural language space survival game.
Game Development
Spends his free time exploring game development and is inspired by classic games, as seen in his recent FTL-style hackathon project.

Media Appearances

Markus has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Project Lead at CADS GmbH
7-2024 - 6-2025
Senior Associate, Digital Factory at PwC Österreich
3-2024
Founder, CEO at Wave Labs e.U.
9-2023
Part-Time Lecturer for XR at Fachhochschule Technikum Wien
6-2023 - 6-2024
Senior Software Engineer at NXRT - Automotive

Education

2016 - 2018
Master of Science - MS from FH Technikum Wien
2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Science - BS from Hagenberg Campus - FH Upper Austria

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Exp : 16 Location : Amstetten, Lower Austria, Austria Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Project Lead at CADS GmbH
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Insights For Selling To Markus

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Markus is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Markus

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Markus move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Markus take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Markus

Personality Compatibility


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