Scaleup Valley Podcast

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Megan Bowen, CCO of Refine Labs Key Takeaways: - Focusing on current customers to scale - Validating that you are solving a meaningful problem. - Creating psychological safety as a leader

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Verne Harnish, CEO of Scaling Up & Founder of EO Key Takeaways: - The riches are in the niches - Find the right people doing the right things right - The importance of having the perfect COO for your company

In this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Oscar Macia, CEO at ForceManager. Key Takeaways: - Simplification as a key element to scaling up - Revenue as a consequence of doing the right things - The management of managers

In this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Alex Bisbe, the Co-founder and CEO of Whisbi. Key Takeaways: - How to expand an enterprise revenue machine in the US - Being industry oriented instead of geographically oriented - Customer Retention Rate as the most important KPI

In this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Manfred Kets-de-Vries, Management Thinker & Author. Key Takeaways: - The importance of trust and safety in an organization - Showing vulnerability as a leader - The dangers of toxic personalities within the leadership team

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Javier Darriba, Co-Founder & CEO of Bloobirds. Key Takeaways: - Providing clarity to different areas of the company as the CEO. - Don’t get rid of the company culture while scaling up. - Keeping the equilibrium between innovation and focus.

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Monica Comalrena, COO at ForceManager. Key Takeaways: - Learning to rationalize emotional decisions. - Back to basis while scaling up - Replicating processes and rituals as a tool to scale

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Colin Cox, Founder at Cox consulting. Key Takeaways: - Trying to do too much while scaling - Trust as a foundation to a high performing team - Rituals as an opportunity to bring sanity

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Rav Dhaliwal, Investor at Crane Venture Partners. Key Takeaways: - Pushing builders over scalers -The concept of continuous sales -Change management: the main skill of a leader

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Javier Perea, CEO at Smartprotection Key Takeaways: - The need to be a global leader in a very specific area. - The importance of personal connections - Rituals as a key tool to execute.

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Jean Gomes, Founder & CEO at Outside. Key Takeaways: - The defensiveness of big corporations when scaling up - Changing mindsets of the leadership team - The "knowing-doing gap"

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Agapito González, Chief Customer Officer at ForceManager. Key Takeaways: - Trust as a glue to create a World Class Team - Rhythms as the engine of your company - The system as a revenue for scaling up

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with both of the founders of BridgeWhat, Paulo Morgado & Ana Paula Reis. Key Takeaways: - The 20 levers of growth around the five stages of client engagement - The purpose of growth companies - The importance of client simplicity

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with João Lobato Oliveira, Co-Founder at LAPA. Key Takeaways: - How to go from product to business - The crucial importance of the core team - From togetherness to agile methodologies

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Giuseppe Giordano, Co-founder & CEO at Enerbrain. Key Takeaways: - Three strategies for expanding into new markets - How to team build like in soccer - Creating a psychologically safe environment for taking risks

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Toni Perez, Co-founder & Chief Revenue Officer at Bloobirds. Key Takeaways: - Following your strategy as a structure - The importance of sales development - Leveraging alignment over perfection

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, War Time season, Mike Dias speaks with Sterling Snow, Senior Vice President of Revenue at Divvy | Inc. Key Takeaways: - How to explore while exploiting - Using structure as a way to attract talent - Creating good rituals of revenue

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, War Time Edition, Mike Dias speaks with Amelia Townsend, Principal at Burda Principal Investments. Key Takeaways: - Using the data engine as a tool of focus - The differences between scaling up in Europe and US - Using authenticity as the main culture characteristic

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Peter Peek, MD/Head of Sales Netherlands at IMI Hydronic Engineering. Key Takeaways: - The 2 prerequisites of growth - The importance of sharing and collaboration - Decentralizing the decision-making process

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast War Edition, Mike Dias speaks with Ruth Poon, Country Manager Director of Australia at Wurth Electronics. Key Takeaways: - How Australia and New Zealand reacted to the COVID-19 outbreak - Tools and strategies for getting through tough times - Using diversity to create culture and a world-class team

On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Aviran Yaacov, CEO & Co-founder at EcoPlant. Key Takeaways: - Focus on the product and then the market - Don't hesitate when it comes to growth - How to choose a good accelerator program

On this episode of the Breakthrough Engineering season, Mike Dias speaks with Jordi Altimira, a Partner with UpBizor & Lanzame Capital. Key Takeaways: - How to evolve your culture without losing your DNA - Overcoming the challenge of saying no - Learning that there's no perfect company

On this episode of the Breakthrough Engineering season of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Zoltán Andrássy, CTO at HeatVentors. Key Takeaways: - The founder is the best salesperson in the early stage of the product. - Discovering your company's rhythms during War Time. - Advice for other founders on creating a business with a significant other.

On this episode of the Breakthrough Engineering season of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, Chairman at Enapter. Key Takeaways - How to be efficient in the green sector - Creating simplicity when it feels complicated, Ex. labor contracts - Building a software based company today

On the first episode of the Breakthrough Engineering episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Philip Clifton, Divisional Managing Director at IMI Hydronic Engineering. Key Takeaways: - Radical focus on solving customers problems - Creating a culture of both innovation and failing - The importance of diversity in decision-making