Tech Unicorn Builders

Hands-on Growth Studio for Scaleups: automations, AI MVPs, product analytics, and insights, CPTO coaching. Short-term high-impact projects that help you grow your revenues and minimize chaos. Build faster, automate smarter, and grow with data. We help you scale product, team, and market with AI, analytics, and hands-on execution.

Co-Founder

EffizienzAgent

Automation specialist helping German SMEs eliminate manual processes. GDPR-compliant solutions delivering ROI within 1-2 months. Remote-first approach for cost-effective implementation across DACH region.

Automating what annoys you. 🤖

Founder, CEO, Consultant

Diving Nomads

Bridging the gap between deep focus and deep dives. I’m co-building a community for certified divers who work remotely — curating remote-work friendly dive spots, organizing colivings and pop-up divecations, and creating spaces for meaningful connection both online and in real life.

We're building a platform where freedom meets flow — for freelancers, founders, and creatives who live and dive differently.

🌍 divingnomads.club

unblocked.engineering by INOCEA Consulting Ltd.

Technical Leadership, Technical Advisory, and Lean Software Development for SaaS Startups from Seed to Series B.

Founder, Fractional / Interim Tech Lead, Tech Advisor, Trainer & Mentor

Seed-Stage Startup

Introducing Product Discovery and Sync processes, enabling the team to work on the most important things. Running product strategy workshops with the team to enable better decision-making on all levels. Product management for a mobile app. Technical coaching for dev teams, introduction and facilitation of retrospectives and continuous improvement of ways of working. Introducing infrastructure as code and increasing automation of the deploy process.

Interim/Fractional Senior Product Manager & Technical Agile Coach

The Mentoring Club

Helping young software professionals from around the world with their next step. Mentoring on topics like leadership, software engineering and architecture, agile & lean, remote work, SaaS/Cloud, developer experience and organizational design and culture.

https://www.mentoring-club.com/the-mentors/tobias-mende

Mentor

Stealth Startup

Technical Advisor and Technical Agile Coach

Supporting the founding team in technical and cultural questions and decisions to ensure quality, scalability and development speed. Coaching and mentoring the team in development (technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node, Vue, Go, GCP, Mongo, Elastic). Architecture and code reviews and recommendations for action. Coaching of junior developers. Development of prototypes and proofs of concept. Increasing testability and reducing the complexity of architecture and code. Development of tech vision and strategy.

Fractional CTO and Technical Advisor

BRYTER

Founded and led a cross-functional platform team to improve developer experience and productivity, implementing continuous delivery, reducing the development lead time by 75%, and driving cultural and technical changes toward engineering excellence.

Developer Experience Engineer and Technical Lead

PAYONE

Development of payment connectors and fraud prevention systems. Refactoring of monolithic applications into independent services. Reduction of development lead time by 50%.

Senior Software Developer / Architect

Dräger

Application development for distributed gas detection systems. Teaching Git, Git workflows and TDD. Promoting awareness of software craft and introducing Continuous Integration in multiple teams and projects.

Software Engineer, Technical Lead, Coach and Trainer

I help SaaS companies with up to 250 employees build a high-performing engineering organization by utilizing my expertise in (technical) leadership and developer productivity.

🚀 Helping Founders Build Businesses That Run Smoothly — Without Becoming the Bottleneck

You started your business with passion and vision. But as it grows, new challenges emerge:

⚡ More and more decisions demand your input.
⚡ Your team hesitates to take full ownership.
⚡ Delegation feels impossible — things still land back on your plate.
⚡ The quality isn’t where you want it to be, and stepping away seems risky.

This is a natural stage of growth, but it doesn’t have to stay this way.

I help founders break free from being the bottleneck by building self-sustaining businesses — where teams take ownership, make smart decisions, and keep things running smoothly without constant oversight. The goal? A business that thrives, even when you step away.

👥 What I Do

I work as a sparring partner, advisor, and trainer for founders of growing startups and SMBs, helping them:

🔍 Uncover blind spots – Identify what’s slowing down decision-making and execution.
🛠 Enable smart leadership – Build structures that empower your team to take real responsibility.
📈 Streamline operations – Reduce complexity, eliminate bottlenecks, and free up your time for what truly matters.

The result? Less stress, fewer roadblocks, and a company that works — with or without you.

🌍 Who I Am

I’m Tobi — entrepreneur, leadership advisor, and sparring partner for founders who want high-performing businesses without unnecessary stress.

As a digital nomad, I’ve worked with founders worldwide and seen firsthand how different cultures approach leadership, decision-making, and collaboration. I know that “right and wrong” are often contextual, that true resilience comes from adaptability, and that great companies are built on trust and autonomy.

🌊 Home is wherever the ocean is. As a rebreather diver, I know that true freedom comes when you trust your system, stay calm under pressure, and let things run smoothly — just like in a well-functioning business.

Tobias Mende

Oracle

Principal Product Manager - NetSuite Connector

Principal Product Manager

Senpai Academy

Product Management instructor at Senpai Academy! It's an amazing opportunity to share my knowledge and expertise with aspiring Product Managers. I'm dedicated to empowering others to reach their full potential and thrive in this exciting field.

Product Management Instructor

adplist.org

I'm passionate about helping others in their professional journey and providing guidance on Product Management and related fields. If you're looking for support, advice, or insights, feel free to book a session with me through ADPList. Let's grow together!

dLocal

Passionate about building products that simplify and optimize global payment experiences.

Senior Product Manager

Delivery Hero

Developing the experimentation internal tool at DH. Conducting research and develops a good understanding of the stakeholders needs, new technologies, trends in the market, and competitors.

Lead Product Manager

In charge of the team designing, developing and running Fun with Flags, the internal feature toggling and product experimentation tool for Deliveryhero.

Product Owner / Squad Leader

The Electric Factory Group

Head Of Project Department

As Project Manager in Thef I've always focused on building long term relations with our customers , starting from the pre-sales stage and going through the entire project life cycle. I was responsible for project delivery, always aiming for value creation for the customer, being the main nexus between client and internal teams, leveraged in the understanding of business contexts and strong communication skills.

Project Manager

Kriptonita Media

Responsible for leading IT project teams and for the periodic communication with client’s teams and stakeholders. Focused on business objectives and progress tracking to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the expected results. 

Worked using agile and waterfall frameworks, depending on project specifics and client goals/needs. Project plans, risk management, and day to day operations, were some of the main activities performed as PM.

Director

Freelance 

Responsible for leading IT project teams and for the periodic communication with client’s teams and stakeholders. Focused on business objectives and progress tracking to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the expected results.

Freelance Information Technology Consultant

Onetree

Website development based on HTML, PHP, JavaScript and MySQL technologies.

Website Developer

Codigo del Sur

Website development based on HTML, PHP, ASP, JavaScript and MySQL technologies.

Throughout my IT career, I’ve been part of teams committed to building impactful solutions that drive digital transformation and foster sustainable growth.

Beyond technology, I’m driven by a passion for mentorship and education. At @Senpai and @ADPList, I support aspiring leaders, sharing insights and fueling a culture of continuous innovation.

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The Battle

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