Renee Hartmann & Philip Guarino

ScaleUp Stories: Europe

Business EN ↓ 4 episodes

ScaleUp Stories: Europe dives into the messy middle of growth—the leap from promising startup to durable, global company. Each episode unpacks real playbooks with Europe's sharpest founders, operators, and investors: cracking PMF, hiring 50–500, expanding across borders, navigating regulation, building revenue engines, and raising smart capital. Candid, actionable insights you can put to work before your next board meeting.

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Renee Hartmann & Philip Guarino

Episodes

Built to Scale: How Europe's Best Scale-Ups Are Winning Globally — with Robbie O'Connor 05.03.2026 34:26

Robbie O'Connor has spent 17 years scaling some of the most beloved SaaS products in the world — Google, Dropbox, Asana, and most recently Notion, where he led EMEA expansion. Now advising founders and investors across Europe, Robbie brings rare operator wisdom to the questions every scale-up founder is wrestling with. In this episode, Renee and Robbie dig into what it really takes to go from a gr...

Building High-Impact Advisory Boards with Greg Merrill 11.11.2025 39:51

In this episode, Renee sits down with Greg Merrill — three-time startup co-founder, former innovation leader at Nike , and active advisor to global tech and retail companies — to break down how advisory boards really work inside growing businesses. Greg has seen advisory boards from every angle: early-stage founder, enterprise executive, and now a hands-on advisor to multiple startups. Together, R...

Legal Essentials for European Scaleups Expanding to the U.S. 15.10.2025 28:59

Scale Up Stories Europe sits down with Konstantin Heilmann , founder of Paxa (fractional General Counsel for high-growth tech), to unpack the real legal work behind a successful U.S. launch. This episode is a practical guide for European founders who want to expand quickly—without making costly mistakes. Hosted by: Philip Guarino, Co-founder, Catalysta Partners Powered by: Catalysa Partners — foun...

Berlin to New York: Taktile's Full-Steam Expansion 25.09.2025 32:13

Guest: Maik Taro Wehmeyer, Co-Founder & CEO at Taktile Theme: How a European B2B software company chose New York, won U.S. customers, and prepared for the next phase of scale Episode summary Maik Taro Wehmeyer shares how Taktile navigated the leap from Europe to the U.S.—why New York beat other hubs, what changed in sales execution, and how the leadership team showed commitment on the ground. We d...