Behind the methodology

Simon Haugk

Entrepreneur & Systems Architect

I have built and led businesses. Today, I design and implement business systems.

I combine entrepreneurial experience in financial services, real estate, international expansion and e-commerce with organization, software and AI.

Explore my work
Simon Haugk
Founder of CEOPRENEUR
01 / Background

My background

My background includes more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience across financial services, real estate, international business structures and e-commerce.

Along the way, I have built businesses, taken responsibility for sales and growth, and designed operational processes. Developing proprietary business software became part of that work early on.

  • Financial services & real estate
  • International business structures
  • E-commerce & business leadership
  • Software & process architecture
02 / Selected work

Businesses and systems

Two examples from my previous work.

E-Commerce

Business development & leadership

Building and developing an e-commerce business. Responsibility for marketing, revenue growth and the organizational processes behind the business.

Connecting growth with organization.

WoosaWorks

Internal ERP · Product Owner

A proprietary, self-funded ERP system for e-commerce operations. My role was Scrum Product Owner. The system was used internally, without a public product launch.

Translating business requirements into software.

03 / Approach

Understand the connections. Think through implementation.

See the whole system

A sales problem may originate in the organization. I consider decisions, people, processes and technology together.

Connect disciplines

I work as a generalist, connecting business objectives, organizational requirements and technical possibilities.

Make it work in practice

A concept needs to translate into clear responsibilities, usable processes or working software. That is where the real work begins.

04 / Today at CEOPRENEUR

Build to Leave™ and P17

Today, through CEOPRENEUR, I focus on the dependence of owner-led businesses on their owners.

With Build to Leave™, I am developing a methodology to embed knowledge, decisions and responsibility within the business. P17 is the accompanying diagnostic in development, intended to reveal dependencies and help prioritize changes.

The goal is freedom of action as an entrepreneur: being able to choose the role you take in your own company.

The company should work for the entrepreneur — not the other way around.

Software project · In development

Company OS

Company OS is intended to represent roles, decision rules and workflows in software and support their execution. A connection with Build to Leave™ is planned.

05 / In conversation

Share perspectives. Start a conversation.

Articles and conversations offer a closer look at how I think about entrepreneurship, leadership and systems.