Scaleup Valley Podcast

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Thiago Bonini, CEO & Co-Founder at Vidia. Key Takeaways - How to provide access and affordability of care to patients in such a large market as Brazil - How to align incentives across the different stakeholders of the healthcare system - Understanding when to follow a proven playbook or when to create your own - What are the firs...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Alvin Ea, CEO & Co-Founder at Haulio. Key Takeaways 1. Why great founders are great storytellers: keep improving your narrative for your team, customers, investors 2. Make sure you create value for your customers by understanding if the problem is painful enough and how to handle the most painful angles of it 3. How to approach e...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Adam Dakin, Healthtech Partner at Dreamit Ventures. Key Takeaways Trends and the future of healthcare How to avoid common mistakes made by healthtech entrepreneurs The importance of having a clear problem statement The science of fundraising Rule #1 of a CEO: Never run out of cash.

Key Takeaways: How to close the gap in women’s health care Empowering women with information: investing in data and education for patients. Tips on how to form a community to support each other How to balance growth with quality of service in healthcare Patient first culture

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Bruno Rodrigues, CEO & Co-Founder at GoGood. Key Takeaways: How to overcome challenges to engage the corporate world to embrace fitness Debunking the myths: how to operate a wellness company in Brazil Challenges and opportunities of the Brazilian startup ecosystem Reputation and connections: two keys to successfully fund-raise in...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Tamas Kadar, CEO & Bence Jendruszak, COO at SEON. Fraud Fighters. Key Takeaways: Having a clear and different vision to stand out How to go from 40 employees to 200 in just 4 months Building a company from Hungary: creating a path without role models What is the right timing to expand into the US? Lessons learned raising a $94 mi...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Daniel Fallscheer, CEO at DasLab. Key takeaways: Why Spain is a great market to drive innovation? What was the impact of the Covid Crisis to the Digital Health Sector? How to form a dream team to lead a Digital Health company? The importance of the core values in hiring great people The advantages of taking the VC route Focusing...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with David Pohlmann, CEO & CO-Founder at Billbee. Key Takeaways: How to attract talent with a great culture What is the ‘happy profit’ concept? How to combine growth with profitability? Going from a 40-hour workweek to a 30-hour one How to balance speed and timing

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Genevieve Swenson, COO & Co-Founder at Nice Healthcare Key Takeaways: How to overcome the limitations of the healthcare system in the US? Closing the gap between patients and healthcare professionals using technology The three big pillars of the founding team: clinical operations, financial growth and client engagement How to tra...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Malcolm Burenstam Linder, CEO & Co-Founder at Alva Labs. Key Takeaways: Tips to find great co-founders How to define your expansion strategy Hire based on a great resume or based on potential? Insights on attracting and retaining talent

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Kathy McAleer, CEO at HerMD Key takeaways: - How to improve patient experience, doctor experience and make the business model work? - A female-focused approach to health & wellness. - Assessing your people and figure out the superpowers of your teams. - Learnings from a professional CEO.

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Mel Shakir, Managing Director at Dreamit Ventures Key takeaways: - How to stand out as a Venture firm - Lessons learned transitioning from securetech entrepreneur to investor - How to validate if the startups are solving the right problem? Insights on how to build and scale products - The 4 Ts to assess if a startup is investable...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Elizabeth Burstein, Co-Founder & CEO at Neura Health Key Takeaways Navigating the complexity of the healthcare system How to identify core problems to solve in a very broad market? How to serve chronic ill patients in a careful and personal care The right moment to hire a Medical Director. (CMO) Tips on fundraising

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Hsu Ken Ooi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Iterative Key Takeaways: 1. The differences between Southeast Asia and Silicon Valley (and a few insights on similarities shared by SEA and Europe); 2. How VCs in both regions approach decision-making regarding probability and magnitude of success - US VCs are bolder; 3. What to pro...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Karin Stephan, Co-Founder & COO at Earkick. Key Takeaways: 1. Choosing your early investors right 2. How to successfully raise a Pre-Seed Round 3 . Leveraging AI to transform Mental Health Care 4. Making a difference for patients by leading a Mission-Driven Venture

On this brand-new episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias and his Co-Founder Andrew Wong, Co-Founder of Scale Up Valley speak with Janson Seah, CEO & Co-Founder at StaffAny. This is the first podcast of the 'Asian Edition' series, dedicated to cover the best scaleups across the region. Key takeaways: -Lessons learned leading the team during the pandemic -How to involve junior leaders on r...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Luca Schnettler CEO at Qumata Group. Key Takeaways: 1. The importance of being in the trenches while scaling up across the Asia Pacific region 2. Singapore and Hong Kong as important hubs for enterprise customers in the insurance industry 3. Adopting a hybrid model of work as a tool to attract talent 4. Fundraising lessons: How t...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Georg Steiger, CEO & Co-Founder at BillEase Key Takeaways: 1. How to scale up in the Philippines 2. Meaningful purpose: Driving financial inclusion for Filipinos 3. Fundraising lessons: from pre-seed to series B 4. Diverse founding team: 1 Austrian, 1 Filipino, 1 Vietnamese 5. How the pandemic accelerated growth 6. How to operate...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Tony Beltramelli, CEO & Co-Founder at Uizard Key Takeaways 1. The importance of combining product led growth (build something that people want) with a strong Go to Market team 2. The advantages of having a 4-member founding team and the transition into a Leadership Team 3. Remote-first culture lessons and competitive advantage 4....

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Nina Alag Suri, CEO at X0PA AI. Key Takeaways 1. The importance of a strong purpose: how to adopt a bias-free hiring process 2. Walk the talk on Diversity & Inclusion by having investors from different regions 3. How to A/B test international expansion from Singapore to India, the UK, UAE and the US/Canada 4. The importance of bu...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Casper Rasmussen, CEO at Monta. Key Takeaways - From CTO to CEO, having self-awareness to impact the most within your organization. - How to go from idea to Series A in 18 months. - Challenges of the EV sector. - Understanding the context and details of a market before expanding. - How to define the success metrics in a very new...

On this brand-new episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias and his Co-Founder, Andrew Wong, Co-Founder of Scale Up Valley speak with Janson Seah, CEO & Co-Founder at StaffAny. This is the first podcast of the 'Asian Edition' series, dedicated to cover the best scaleups across the region. Key takeaways: -Lessons learned leading the team during the pandemic -How to involve junior leaders on...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Oriol Tintoré, Co-CEO & Co-Founder at Belvo. Key takeaways: -The advantages of the Co-CEO Model to mitigate the loneliness of the CEO role. - In Brazil, be Brazilian. In Mexico, be Mexican. In Colombia, be Colombian. Embrace the local culture to build the team to win the market. That’s why the Country Managers sit at the Leadersh...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Miguel Arroja, Regional Sales Manager at Salesforce Key takeaways: -“You always take a little more of the blame and a little less of the credit” You are The person in charge of the team, so it’s really your responsibility. - The three pillars of a team leader: Recruiting, Onboarding and Coaching. - Incentives guide behavior. Don’...

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Benoit Menardo, Co-Founder at Payflow Key takeaways: - How to be professional in your ideation process in order to leverage a market opportunity. - How to choose the right timing to surf an existing market category instead of creating a new one. - Why LATAM represents a great opportunity in the salary advance category. -“You don’...