The Scale Lab

In episode #20 of The Scale Lab, Constantijn & Joe meet Thomas Plantenga - CEO of Vinted, who shares his exciting entrepreneurial journey before he joined the company as well as sheds light on the key strategic decisions he made as a consultant that placed Vinted back on the global tech scene. 

In episode 19 of The Scale Lab podcast, we welcome a special guest. One who can be rightly considered a legend within the Dutch tech ecosystem. With more than 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Corinne Vigreux, founder and CMO of TomTom, joins Constantijn and Joe to share the scaling journey of TomTom as well as the business learnings she has gained throughout the years.

In this episode, our hosts Constantijn van Oranje & Joe Wilson meet Job van der Voort, CEO of Remote at the podcast studio. Job takes us through his journey from a neuroscientist to a CEO & co-founder of Remote - a global HR solution for distributed teams. Listen in to the podcast to learn the secrets of hyperscaling as well as what it takes to build & finance a successful product from the ground up.

In this episode, we talk with Gillian - former CEO & chairwoman of Booking.com - about the company’s scaling story: from its early growth stages to its first billion in revenue. Tune in for some key entrepreneurial lessons from Gillian on making the right strategic decisions at the right growth phases.

In this episode of The Scale Lab, we unravel the entrepreneurial story of Yorick Naeff, CEO at BUX. Listen in to learn why owning every single critical part in the value chain will give you a competitive edge, why it's the investors' job to keep pushing the management team & why Yorick thinks Dutch entrepreneurs are not aggressive enough.

In this episode of The Scale Lab, our hosts - Constantijn and Joe - welcome Sid Sijbrandij, CEO and co-founder of GitLab, at the studio. Among the highlights of the discussion: Sid shares his entrepreneurial journey from being a submarine engineer to becoming the CEO & co-founder of GitLab; he discusses the importance of strong company values in a remote work environment, and how transparency plays a crucial role in the company's competitiveness.

In this episode, Constantijn and Joe are looking back at all their core learnings from all the amazing discussions they had with our 12 guests throughout season #1 of The Scale Lab. Alongside this, Joe also shares his 'delights' and 'frustrations' regarding how things work within the Dutch ecosystem when compared to other countries. Also, tune in for a special invitation from Constantijn to join our upcoming IGNITE | 2022 Techleap.nl Summit on February 10th. More info on the event here: https://events.techleap.nl/ignite-summit-2022/ 

In this episode, Pieter van der Does - CEO & founder of Adyen, shares his founder journey - from selling BiBit to founding Adyen - one of the few Dutch fintech unicorns, with a market value of more than €60B. He talks about the company’s hiring strategy, their approach to raising investment, and what makes Adyen unique in the payments industry. 

In this episode of The Scale Lab, we deconstruct the entrepreneurial journey of Ali Niknam - the founder & CEO of bunq. Together with Ali and our hosts - Constantijn and Joe - we go back in time to the roots of bunq and Ali’s beginnings as a founder. We further discuss the bunq culture and the company's plans for the future. Listen in to find out how bunq managed to raise $228 million and reach a $1.9 billion valuation. 

In this episode of The Scale Lab, we deconstruct the entrepreneurial journey of Derek Roos - the co-founder & CEO of Mendix. Our hosts - Joe & Constantijn - try to identify the factors that made Mendix a pioneer in the app dev industry. We discuss with Derek the topics of raising funding, building an egoless 'tribe' culture, and establishing the right growth moment for conquering new markets. Listen in to learn about Derek's most successful decisions he's made throughout his founder career.