Matthias Bellmann
Speaker · Founder of Passion.io · Munich

Grow profit,
not payroll.

I'm Matthias Bellmann, founder of Passion.io. I rebuilt it AI-first, from 93 people to 23. On stage I show founders how it works, with the real systems running live.

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Matthias Bellmann on stage at the AI Empowered Summit in Cape Town
AI Empowered Summit · Cape Town · August 2025
$75Mrevenue built with Passion.io
15,000+apps launched on Passion.io
93 → 23the team, rebuilt AI-first
7keynotes since 2025, from Munich to Las Vegas
93people on the team

Each dot is one person on the team

The story behind the talks

Same company.
A quarter of the team.

Passion.io went from 93 people to 23 by going AI-first. AI agents now carry the operating work, and people keep the judgment. The talk walks through how, step by step, and shows the systems doing it live.

Talks

Three talks.
All from practice.

  1. 01

    Grow profit, not payroll

    How I rebuilt my company from 93 people to 23 by going AI-first. Three steps to an AI-first organization, with the website and the operating system shown live.

    EO Las Vegas · YPO DACH · EO Munich · Maxburg Capital Partners

  2. 02

    The AI-first operating model

    How a company runs when AI does the operating work, and what the founder still owns.

    SaaStock Europe, Dublin

  3. 03

    $50M on social media, without showing my face

    How the Passion.io growth machine was built, and what actually drove the revenue.

    Global AI Summit

Keynote, fireside chat or workshop, 30 minutes to half a day. In English or German.

Stages

Where I've spoken.

Fireside chat on stage at SaaStock Europe in Dublin
SaaStock Europe · Dublin
Group photo with the EO Las Vegas chapter after the talk
EO Las Vegas
Group photo with the EO Munich chapter after the talk
EO Munich
Matthias Bellmann at the AI Empowered Summit in Cape Town
Cape Town
The room during the EO Las Vegas session
EO Las Vegas · the session
On stage at SaaStock Europe
SaaStock Europe · Dublin
27 Oct 2026EO MunichLighthouse Series, MunichHow I rebuilt my team from 93 to 23DE
1 Oct 2026Maxburg Capital PartnersLiteraturhaus, MunichHow I rebuilt my team from 93 to 23DE
28 Jul 2026EO Las VegasLas Vegas, USAGrow profit, not payroll
17 Jul 2026YPO DACHMunichGrow profit, not payrollDE
14 Oct 2025SaaStock EuropeDublin, IrelandThe AI-first operating model
7–8 Aug 2025AI Empowered SummitCape Town, South AfricaKeynote to South African founders
Feb 2025Global AI Summit$50M on social media, without showing my face

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Bio for organizers

Matthias Bellmann is the founder and CEO of Passion.io, the platform coaches and brands use to launch their own app. Over 15,000 apps have launched on it, and the company has made $75M in revenue.

He then rebuilt Passion.io as an AI-first company, from 93 people to 23, with AI agents running much of the operating work. He speaks to founders' organizations such as EO and YPO and at conferences such as SaaStock about what it takes to build a company that way.

He lives in Munich and speaks in English and German.

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Keynotes, panels, juries.

For keynotes, fireside chats, startup juries and founder sessions, write me directly. English or German, in Munich or wherever the room is.

matthias@passion.io Passion.io