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Michael Krayenhoff

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Co-Founder / COO at Inner Circle
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Michael Krayenhoff is the Co-founder and COO of Inner Circle, a bootstrapped dating app with over 8 million members. He focuses on building winning teams and driving execution-driven strategy, leveraging his MSc from Royal Holloway, University of London. Colleagues describe him as enthusiastic, creative, and laser-focused.

Outside of his primary venture, Michael has co-founded a property management agency in Portugal and a custom kiteboard company, reflecting his interests in travel and water sports. He is an avid reader of publications like the Harvard Business Review and enjoys activities like running and kitesurfing.

Unique fact: Before entering the dating app industry, Michael co-founded Mahajo Boards, a company that built high-performance, custom-designed kiteboards.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder / COO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Bootstrapped Startups
He has successfully co-founded and scaled Inner Circle since 2012 without any external investment, growing it to a team of over 50 people.
Execution over Strategy
Believes that "no strategy is better than its execution" and advocates for 90-day strategy cycles to adapt to real-world feedback and maintain momentum.
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Career

Work history

1-2012
Co-Founder / COO
Inner Circle
1-2012 - 2-2015
Co-founder
Cascais Villa
9-2009 - 6-2010
Management trainee in Singapore
AQ Services International
1-2003 - 6-2006
Co-Founder
Mahajo Boards
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Surviving COVID-19 as a Startup: Inner Circle Co-Founder .... Featured in YouTube
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Education
2010 - 2011
Msc
Royal Holloway, University of London
2005 - 2010
Bsc
Hanze
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