From Frankfurt to Munich: Our Offsites in 2023 and Early 2024
Five offsites, one founding year: From defining our offering to launching a co-op, distributing profits, and hacking on Kalypso. A transparent look at how we grow as a team.
From Frankfurt to Munich: Our Offsites in 2023 and Early 2024
Each quarter, we come together from all over Germany to discuss the state of Functional. 2023 was our first full business year – there was a lot to cover.
Frankfurt – February 2023
Our first proper offsite. We defined our offering as a mixed team of Data Engineers, Cloud Architects, and Cloud Engineers. Focus: App Innovation and Data Innovation on Azure.
Frankfurt – April 2023
We cemented our employee ownership structure. The result: a co-op called Kuupers, holding 49% of Functional. No decision can be made without a 2/3 majority – making the co-op a guardian against external control.
Hannover – September 2023
With growing revenue, a new question emerged: what to do with the profits? We agreed to distribute part evenly between all team members, with the rest used for internal investment. The 'gap' between salaries and expectations became our main discussion topic.
Munich – December 2023
Tollwood, curling, great food – and the birth of product idea Kalypso. We missed building something together and started ideating a tool to help customers better.
Erfurt – February 2024
We worked on growth paths for team members and ran a Kalypso hackathon. Development progress, lots of new questions, better shared product understanding.