Scaleup Valley Podcast

In this episode of the Scaled Up Twilight podcast, Mike Dias interviews Lucas Lovell, VP of Product at Paddle. Lucas shares his unique journey from studying law in Australia to becoming a product leader in the tech industry. He discusses his experiences at Paddle, the importance of founder backgrounds in product management, and the skills necessary for transitioning from a founder to a VP role. Th...

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In this episode of the Scale Up Valley podcast, Mike Dias interviews Eric Carrasquilla, CEO of Vendavo. They discuss Eric's journey from product management to CEO, the value proposition of Vendavo as a commercial operating system, and key insights from Eric's first 90 days in the role. Eric emphasizes the importance of clarity, speed, and culture in leadership, and introduces the V2MOM framework a...

Sound Bites "All boats rise in a rising tide." "You always want to go out on top." "I worked that plan every day for 12 years." "PE wants you levered up and hungry." "Good things happen to good people." "Business is a team sport." "Show up early and often, stay late." "Don't let what you want get in the way." Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Mark Drever and Accelerate Solutions 02:23 Mark's Journey:...

n this episode of the Scale Up Valley podcast, Aytekin Tank, founder and CEO of JotForm, shares his incredible journey of building a successful bootstrapped company from the ground up. Over 18 years, JotForm has grown from a solo venture to a team of 700 employees, all while adhering to two fundamental rules that prioritize sustainable growth. Aytekin discusses the complexities of scaling a busine...

Julie Barbier-Leblan, CEO of Merit, shares her journey as an entrepreneur and the growth of her company. She started her entrepreneurship journey in the Middle East as a finance lawyer and later founded Merit, a global engagement technology company. Merit helps enterprise clients engage internally with their employees and externally with customers using a suite of SaaS solutions and rewards. Julie...

On this Episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Steven Freidkin, CEO of Ntiva Summary Steven Freidkin, CEO of Ntiva, shares his journey of scaling the company from 100 to 800 employees and $18 million to $170 million in revenue. The company's purpose is to grow each other, and they focus on automation, organic sales and marketing, and strategic acquisitions. Fragin discusses...

Chris Walker, the chairman of Refined Labs and CEO of Assetto, discusses his background in B2B companies and his new venture, Pesetto. He emphasizes the need for a new strategy in B2B marketing that focuses on profitability and efficiency. Chris also shares his vision for building an ecosystem of complementary B2B go-to-market technology and managed services. He talks about his transition from CEO...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Matthew J Desch, CEO of Iridium. Matt Desch, the CEO of Iridium, shares his journey of scaling the company from $15 million EBITDA to over $450 million EBITDA. He discusses the challenges and pivotal moments that shaped the growth of Iridium, including securing funding, building partnerships, and launching new products. Sound Bi...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Ian Myers, CEO of Oceans. Key Takeaways: Finding Global Talent. Empowering employees all over the world. Lessons Learned building a global organization Why should a new Scaleup start hiring abroad.

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Robin Daniels, CBO and Product Officer of Zensai. Key Takeaways: Personal Branding & Category Building. Building a movement with strong personal brands. How to break through the noise? Building the brand of Executive Team members How to bridge company branding, personal brands and category building to make your GTM

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Alexis Normand, CEO at Greenly. Key Takeaways: - Raising a $52M B round in a downturn SaaS market - Scaling the GTM (Go to Market) organization - How to successfully succeed with inbound marketing - Content, Content & Content - Democratizing the access to carbon accounting - The carbon accounting platform that matches customer n...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Colin Carvey, CEO & Founder of Revedy Key Takeaways: The necessary creativity to be successful in business M&A to open markets and then accelerate them through organic growth The three ‘P’s’: People, Process and Prioritization How to successfully lead 88 M&A deals with Vacasa M&A to open markets and then accelerate them through...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Rob Bier, Smooth Scaling Author. Key Takeaways: - What not to do while creating a business - Rob’s definition of scaling— and how it differs from ‘growing’ - Why the final stage is the hardest one to reach - How to deal with complexity - How the CEO role evolves in each stage of growth - How do you know if you have a high perfor...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with John Than, Founder & CEO at Appficiency Key Takeaways: - Coming from Myanmar to Canada when Johnny was 3 years old; - Representing world class brands as McKinsey, Dun & Bradstreet, Salesforce, Netsuite; - The foundation and the why behind Appficiency - The market maker strategy - How to overcome growth plateaus - How to transfor...

In this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Kimal Singh, Founder & CEO at NDE Solutions. Key Takeaways ‘The Art of the Start’ on bootstrapping mode: resilience and resourcefulness Focusing on the right ideal customer profile How to consider the difficult decision of hiring a CEO to keep scaling the company Lessons learned scaling up from 0 to $8,5M in just 4 years To leve...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Brett Martin, VC at Charge & Co-Founder at Kumospace . Key Takeaways Coping with being a Founder at Kumospace and a VC at Charge Tips to Manage in Person, Hybrid & Remote Teams How to connect more naturally in a virtual work environment AI trends that CEOs should be aware The future of work

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Andrew Butt, CEO at Enable Key Takeaways "Strategically Bootstrapping a Services Business to Fuel Product Organization Growth" "Scaling from the UK: The Natural Expansion into English-Speaking Markets" "Transatlantic Transition: Insights from Moving London to Silicon Valley" "Rapid Growth: Journey from an 80 to a 500-Person Team...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Leo Bottary: Founder & Managing Partner at Peernovation, hailing from sunny San Diego, California, USA and Chris Zhuang: Account Leader at Adaptive Growth Solutions, bringing insights from vibrant Shanghai, China 🇨🇳, Asia Key takeaways What Peer Advisory Groups Can Teach Us About Building High Performing Teams The Power of Peers...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with John Warrillow, Speaker and Author. Key Takeaways The art of selling your business How to build a company that can thrive without you What to do after selling your company The right timing to sell and scale How to increase the valuation of your company How to make your company sellable The different types of entrepreneurs and bu...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Joe Trammell, The American CEO & Author. Key Takeaways A Serial CEO: founding companies in the early 2000s Differences between bootstrapping and scaling through VC How to successfully exit companies at the right time Scaling by acquisition: challenges and opportunities Experience leading a public company How to unblock the CEO f...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Nicolas Hess, CEO & Co-Founder at Roboyo Key takeaways 1. Bootstrapping a professional services firm from 0 to 12M+, 5+ markets, 100+ people from 2016 to 2020 3. Raising Private Equity capital for further expansion in September of 2020 (pandemic) 4. M&A thesis: 2 acquisitions in 2021 and 3 in 2022 5. M&A Growth vs Organic Growth...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Matthias Einig, CEO at Rencore Key Takeaways 10+ Years leading Rencore; The Product and Go to Market lessons; Fundraising; Building a new category; Leveraging events and community to scale.

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Maria Colacurcio, CEO at Syndio. Key Takeaways: Creating the home of workplace equity The duty of the CEO of empowering the CHRO to become the CHFO (Chief Human Financial Officer) A hyper-focus to build customer devotion; the new ingredient to scale How to bring people from diverse backgrounds to your board Managing innovation w...

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike DIas speaks with Claudio Mifano, CEO at Livance. Key Takeaways: Transitioning from hedge fund to entrepreneurship, going through a learning process in Stanford The reinvention of the medical office model The first steps as Angel Investor Board Member of Albert Einstein Hospital Raising a seed and A round with Astella