10 questions to
Stephan Sperling

E-Commerce

1. Since when have you been part of the team?

I’ve been a netzstratege from the very beginning and was already an accomplice of André, Lars and a few others on other projects before that.

2. What do you like most about netzstrategen?

That I never get bored, that I rarely have to do things over and over again, but am constantly learning and experiencing new things. And that’s the most important thing: that I can organise my working day myself.

3. What is your daily business and in which field are you specialised?

I am a project manager in the e-commerce sector and support small and large customers in their online retail adventures.

4. What impresses you the most in your field?

I love the fact that I learn something new every day and that I can simply try out a lot of things. But the biggest motivation is of course the success of the shops we look after.

5. How would you explain your job to your mum?

I make sure that you can buy certain things on the Internet, that shopping is fun and that you are happy with your purchase afterwards.

6. Any tip concerning your field you’d like to give away?

Perhaps the somewhat old-fashioned “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”. The e-commerce world is so fast-moving that you often just have to try things out to find out whether they are useful for you or not.

Stephan Sperling's favorite Values

Promise
Connect the dots
Be realistic
Stick to the plan
Get your hands dirty

7. Which sources help you to stay up to date?

I read various blogs, but I don’t have any fixed sources, I’m more of the “Google will know” type 🙂

8. Any Apps you couldn’t live without?

Ach, zum (Über)-Leben brauche ich zum Glück keine Apps. Aber manche, wie WetterOnline (“Regnet es, wenn ich mit dem Rad in Arbeit fahre?”), Google Maps (schöne Routen abseits der Autobahn) oder auch die SZ (“Was passiert auf der Welt?) nutze ich intensiv.

9. If someone would delete the internet tomorrow, what else would you do?

I think I would try even harder to make the world a little better. The topics of sustainability and climate protection are particularly important to me.

10. Tell us a secret about yourself, something you haven’t told anyone yet?

I’m so old that I think I’ve told you everything before. But what perhaps not everyone knows is that I like to do as much as possible myself. It starts with beer and ends with repairing things.

Stephan Sperling
eCommerce-Strategian
Miguel Lucas
Sitebuilder-Strategian
Miriam Ochs
Project-Strategian