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Leantree

Recruiting funnels, enterprise work and a 2026 exit.

The founder’s previous recruiting company; exited in 2026. Not an active Deimann portfolio product.

Our role
Founder’s earlier recruiting business
For
Hiring teams and enterprise employers
Business model
Historical recruiting service; exited in 2026
Content update
leantree.comArchive
The previously published Leantree website image from Janik’s founder track record.
Historical project image. Leantree was exited in 2026 and is not a current Deimann operating product.

The starting point

Recruiting teams were buying attention but still needed to turn it into suitable applications. Janik’s earlier project account describes taking performance-marketing methods into hiring: build a focused route from an advertisement to a useful applicant conversation.

Leantree became a company with a team and client delivery work. That experience matters here because the decisions behind Deimann’s shared software and operating model were shaped by having run a service business first.

What we built

01

Build a role-specific entry point

Social campaigns led into mobile application funnels built around the role. Candidates could answer relevant questions without starting with a traditional CV upload. The first interaction was designed around the hiring decision the client needed to make.

02

Connect the funnel to the hiring team

Campaign management, application qualification, reporting and applicant-tracking integrations formed the service. The work continued after an application arrived: the client needed the information in a process its team could actually use.

03

Operate the business behind the funnel

The founder’s published account describes retainers, success fees and a team of about fifteen people. That is historical context, not the current staffing or revenue of Deimann Com. The delivery model required coordination as well as marketing and software.

The business around the funnel becomes part of the product.

The founder’s earlier account describes a service that grew with campaign management, reporting and client coordination. The funnel was repeatable, but each client relationship still created work for the organisation. A reusable interface did not remove the need to manage delivery.

That is the connection to the later portfolio. Deimann’s aim is to make useful operating work reusable while keeping the owner of a decision clear. The lesson comes from having run a business with people and enterprise clients, then choosing a different approach for the next company. The 2026 exit is part of that founder history; no deal value is published here.

How it works

  1. 01

    Reach the candidate

    Use a campaign suited to the role.

  2. 02

    Qualify the application

    Ask focused questions in a mobile funnel.

  3. 03

    Hand it to the hiring process

    Connect the useful application with the client’s team.

What exists today

Enterprise work

The published Leantree history names Vodafone, Unilever and TUI.

Additional founder reference

Janik confirmed work with Implenia during the Leantree period.

Exit in 2026

The business belongs to the founder’s track record, not the active portfolio.

Selected references

From Janik’s work at Leantree. These names refer to the founder’s earlier recruiting business, exited in 2026.

Vodafone logoVodafone
Unilever logoUnilever
TUI logoTUI
Implenia logoImplenia

What the work taught us

The funnels and their connections were an asset in their own right. The client was paying for a functioning route to candidates, which needed more than an advertising budget. That thinking carries into Konfigurator.io today.

The second lesson concerned the company around the work. As client delivery grew, more of the founder’s attention went to coordinating people. Deimann’s current approach explores how shared software and clearer responsibility can change the recurring effort required to run a portfolio.

Sources and scope

Historical founder experience. Reference names describe past work; no client-specific hiring results, testimonials or current client relationship are asserted. The post-exit operation of Leantree is outside this case.

Public product pages checked and case text updated on . Historical founder accounts retain their original context.

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