The Scale Lab

In this episode, Joe Wilson and Constantijn van Oranje are closing season 3 of the Scale Lab podcast by dressing their learnings from past episodes. Constantijn is also explaining more about his role as Special envoy and his expectations for the future of Techleap.

In this episode, Constantijn van Oranje and Joe Wilson talked to Ross Mason, the founder of MuleSoft a breakthrough company, unlocking systems and data with integration, driving productivity and efficiency with automation, and creating engaging digital experiences. A highly inspiring episode where we discover how Ross Mason took MuleSoft to the next level by being mentored by the right persons and built a strong team around him to take MuleSoft to the next level.

In this episode, we went through the experience of Mette Lykke as a co-founder at Endomondo. From sport to food, how did she made the transition and build up a thriving team to accelerate the adoption of Too Good To Go among partners and customers. An inspiring story and a deep dive into the hypergrowth of the company fighting against food waste. Too Good To Go is the app that lets you rescue unsold food at your favourite spots from an untimely fate. Use the app to explore shops and restaurants in your local area and save surprise bags of surplus food from going to waste at a great price.

Constantijn van Oranje and Joe Wilson welcomed Andrey Khusid, founder and CEO at Miro, at the studio of The Scale Lab podcast. In this episode, we get to know how Andrey came up with the idea of bringing sticky notes online, how he handled hyper growth and how the pandemic impacted the business. Listen now to this insightful episode.

In this special episode we are focusing on the capital topic. We invited around the table two remarkable investors Reshma Sohoni, founding partner at Seedcamp & Pieter Kemps, partner at Sequoia. In this episode we are diving into 3 phases: discovery, conviction and working together. In this 30-minutes episode, we want to give you a bit more of insights on the thoughts process of an investor and understand a bit better how an investor is approaching funding but also how they are being approached by founders. Hosted by Joe Wilson (entrepreneur in residence) and Evelien de Vries (Capital expert at Techleap), listen to this special episode and don't forget to rate The Scale Lab podcast. Enjoy listening! 

Hosts Constantijn van Oranje and Joe Wilson had the incredible honor to welcome Changpeng Zhao (who goes by CZ) to the Scale Lab studio! In this episode, CZ tells us all about the beginnings and the decisions that lead to the incredible success of the company. An exclusive interview we had the chance to organize on a very last minute while CZ was in Amsterdam for business.

We kick-off the season #3 of The Scale Lab with a very special guest - Reid Hoffman. He joined us online from the US to tell us more about his journey as an entrepreneur and as an investor. A rich conversation, where Constantijn van Oranje and Joe Wilson asked specific questions to understand Reid’s perspective on the current situation. Listen now to this exclusive interview.

Reid is an accomplished entrepreneur, executive, and investor, Reid Hoffman has played an integral role in building many of today’s leading consumer technology businesses, including LinkedIn and PayPal. He possesses a unique understanding of consumer behavior and the dynamics of viral businesses, as well as deep experience in driving companies from the earliest stages through periods of explosive, “blitzscale” growth. Ranging from LinkedIn to PayPal, from Airbnb to Convoy to Facebook, he invests in businesses with network effects and collaborates on building their product ecosystems.

We wrap up season #2 of The Scale Lab with a special guest - Dinko Valerio, scientist-turned-entrepreneur; co-founder of Leyden Labs & ProQR Therapeutics; founder of Crucell; and startup mentor. In this episode, we discover the secrets of building a successful biotech venture and securing funding within the health sector. To all the healthtech founders out there - tune in for a highly valuable discussion full of founder learnings and advice.

In episode #21 of The Scale Lab podcast, we welcome Maxim Romain, the co-founder of Amsterdam-founded micro-mobility startup Dott. In his chat with Constantijn and Joe, Maxim shares his journey as a founder and his biggest learnings.