In 2017, as the founder of a fintech startup, I was looking for a marketing automation solution for our sales funnel. My criteria were clear, but difficult to find in one package: A tool that was powerful, flexible, affordable for a startup and, most importantly, designed in a way that allowed me to keep full control of my data. This search led me to the open source platform Mautic – and ultimately to the founding of Aivie, a company based on the principle of data sovereignty.
Today, as an entrepreneur or marketing manager, you are in a similar situation. Customer data is the new gold. But unlike gold, the value is not simply in the possession. It’s about control, responsibility and trust. If you lose control of your customer data, you not only risk a mishap, but also legal consequences, loss of trust among your customers and clear competitive disadvantages.
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