Highway to Scale

Welcome to Highway to Scale - a podcast in which we explore the ins and outs of business success. In each episode, we'll be interviewing CEOs, executives and managers from young successful companies that are making it big on the market. We'll talk to them about their business beginnings, and what did it take to go from 0 revenue to hundreds of employees and millions in valuation. In addition to learning more about the inner workings of their companies, we'll also explore their management styles, how their understanding of business changed as their companies grew and what were some of the key achievements they unlocked during the course of their careers.

Owning your brand / Interview with Viktor Johansson — Co-Founder & CEO of Digip

In today's episode of Highway to Scale, we’re joined by Viktor Johansson, the Co-Founder and CEO of Digip — legal tech SaaS company that offers trademark accessible and affordable protection. Viktor will tell us more about the rapidly growing legal-tech industry, what's it like to build a company alongside 2 other co-founders and why one of the aspects of building a strong and successful business lies in owning your brand. __________ GUEST: Viktor Johansson — Digip Co-Founder & CEO _ A...

10-21
56:14

Building and scaling e-commerce businesses / Interview with Vasilij Brandt — Founder of Blazar Capital

In today's episode of Highway to Scale, we’re joined by Vasilij Brandt, the Founder of Blazar Capital, and a Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Nordgreen. In this podcast, Vasilij will tell us more about the work of start-up incubators as well as the process of building and scaling e-commerce businesses. __________ GUEST: Vasilij Brandt — Founder of Blazar Capital _ ABOUT VASILIJ: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasilij-brandt/ www.vasilijbrandt.com Vasilij Brandt is the Co-Founder and CM...

10-14
49:13

Providing insights to optimize grid performance with AI / Interview with Louise Gauffin and David Wickström — CEO and CTO of Skyqraft

In today's episode of Highway to Scale, we’re joined by Louise Gauffin and David Wickström, who are the CEO and CTO of Skyqraft — a visual data analytics provider that helps utility companies make better decisions about their grids. In this episode, Louise and David will tell us more about using AI to provide clients with data and insights needed to plan and maintain their existing and future infrastructure. __________ GUESTS: Louise Gauffin and David Wickström — Skyqraft CEO and CTO _ ABOU...

10-07
01:03:03

Turn your spending into a financial power for a sustainable future / Interview with Mathias Wikström — CEO & Co-Founder of Doconomy

In today's episode of Highway to Scale, we’re joined by Mathias Wikström, CEO & Co-Founder of Doconomy — a company that provides digital services for everyday climate action that turn your spending into a financial power for a sustainable future. In this podcast, Mathias will tell us more about impact tech, how our understanding of impact is reshaping all commercial activity on Earth and how we can use financial tools to educate and drive positive change. __________ GUEST: Mathias Wikst...

09-30
38:21

Improving your employees' financial well-being / Interview with Jonatan Marc Rasmussen — Co-founder & CEO of All Gravy

In today's episode of Highway to Scale, we’re joined by Jonatan Marc Rasmussen, the Co-Founder and CEO of All Gravy — a financial wellness app for hourly paid employees. In this episode, Jonatan will tell us more about the current state of the gig economy and how businesses can improve their employees' financial well-being. __________ GUEST: Jonatan Marc Rasmussen — All Gravy CEO & Co-founder _ ABOUT JONATAN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonatanmarc/ Jonatan Marc Rasmussen is the...

09-23
47:47

Importance of impact investing for business success / Interview with Vincent Weir — Founding Partner at Invenio Growth

In today's episode of Highway to Scale, we’re joined by Vincent Weir, Founding Partner at Invenio Growth — a Stockholm-based management consultancy that helps corporations and other capital allocators engage the startup and investor ecosystems. In this podcast, Vincent will tell us more about the current state of the venture capital industry, the importance of impact investing for overall business success, and the ways VC companies help fund solutions to society's biggest pr...

09-16
57:06

Building the home for the world's elastic workforce / Interview with Søren Nørgaard — CEO of Teamway

In today's episode of Highway to Scale, we’re joined by Søren, who is the co-founder and CEO of Teamway — a member-owned society where world-class tech professionals team up with bold companies to build the products and services of tomorrow. Søren will tell us more about the way he sees the future of work, why a great team is a key aspect of achieving success and what are the benefits of building a member-owned business. __________ GUEST: Søren Nørgaard — Teamway Co-Founder and ...

09-02
54:45

Say hello to conversational business applications / Interview with Liviu Dragan — CEO of DRUID

In today's episode I'm joined by Liviu who is the CEO of DRUID. Liviu will tell us more about the changes that happened at DRUID since our previous podcast, what are conversational business applications and how to use artificial intelligence to improve customer experience. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdorian/ dorian.derezic@bornfight.com __________ GUEST: Liviu Dragan — DRUID CEO _ ABOUT LIVIU: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liviudragan/...

07-29
37:50

Empower, inspire and nurture your employees / Interview with David Kindlon — CEO of Eppione

In today's episode of Highway to Scale I'm joined by David who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eppione. David will tell us more about the challenges and opportunities within the human resources industry, the importance of data for business success and the benefits of surrounding yourself with exceptional co-founders and team members. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdorian/ dorian.derezic@bornfight.com __________ GUEST: David Kindlon — Eppio...

07-22
40:06

De-risk the process of creating new ventures / Interview with Jordan Schlipf — Founder of Rainmaking

In today's episode of Highway to Scale I'm joined by Jordan who is the Founder and Partner at Rainmaking, as well as a CEO of the Rainmaking Venture Studio. Jordan will tell us more about the process of corporate venture building, why startup co-founders need to be able to navigate and thrive in uncertainty, and why a long-term vision of a company is important for its success. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdorian/ dorian.derezic@bornfi...

07-01
57:22

Money is a tool, not a goal / Interview with Andrew Gershfeld — Partner at Flint Capital

Massive thanks to Mediatoolkit for sponsoring a portion of this episode! Mediatoolkit is the fastest way to find out when something important about your business is mentioned online. It is a media monitoring & an analytics tool that gathers information from hundreds of millions of internet sources and notifies you when someone mentions your brand, your company, your competitors or anything else you want to track. And it is doing it all in real time! To get 1 month of Mediatoolkit for fr...

06-10
45:02

Replacing clicks with conversations / Interview with Henrik Fabrin — CEO of Certainly

Massive thanks to Mediatoolkit for sponsoring a portion of this episode! Mediatoolkit is the fastest way to find out when something important about your business is mentioned online. It is a media monitoring & an analytics tool that gathers information from hundreds of millions of internet sources and notifies you when someone mentions your brand, your company, your competitors or anything else you want to track. And it is doing it all in real time! To get 1 month of Mediatoolkit for fr...

06-03
50:10

Commit, go fast and risk more / Interview with Stefan Strohmer — CEO of Orderlion

In today's episode I'm joined by Stefan who is the CEO of Orderlion. Stefan will tell us more about the potential for growth within the F&B industry, why focusing and deeply researching your potential investors is a much more successful tactic for fundraising than trying to attract everyone, and why playing it safe is not the optimal way of building a successful business. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdorian/ dorian.derezic@bornfig...

05-20
51:13

How to find your first customer / Interview with Jannik Lawaetz — CEO of LuggageHero

In today's episode I'm joined by Jannik who is the CEO of LuggageHero. Jannik will tell us more about the potential of building a company within the travel industry, how to expand your business from Europe to the US, how to leverage crowdfunding to grow your company and why you need to know how to get to your first customer if you want to build a successful business. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdorian/ dorian.derezic@bornfight.com __...

05-13
41:29

Test, learn, try and adapt / Interview with Martin Navne — CEO of Custimy

In today's episode I'm joined by Martin who is the CEO of Custimy. Martin will tell us more about the importance of personalization when it comes to creating great customer experiences, why you as a founder want to focus on the most important and the most urgent things instead of spreading yourself across all of the tasks and why a "test, learn, try and adapt" approach is a great path to success. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdor...

05-06
01:09:00

Turbocharge growth through ownership / Interview with Daniel Bakh — CEO of Fullview

In today's episode I'm joined by Daniel who is the CEO of Fullview. Daniel will tell us how scalable and fast customer support is becoming one of the biggest difference-makers in the SaaS world, what's the deal with product-led growth and why you should go after the biggest opportunity if you're looking to start a new business. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdorian/ dorian.derezic@bornfight.com __________ GUEST: Daniel Bakh — Fullview C...

04-22
41:03

Can you be creative in B2G marketing / Interview with Marek Birchley — CMO of ClimateView

In today's episode I'm joined by Marek who is the CMO of ClimateView. Marek will tell us what's it like to work primarily with governments instead of end users or other businesses, why is the lack of creative focus destroying your marketing efforts and how leveraging the mindset of persistence, discipline and continuity can drive you towards success. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdorian/ dorian.derezic@bornfight.com __________ GUEST: M...

04-06
45:59

Change your business model / Interview with Emil Esselin — CEO of Brick

In today's episode I'm joined by Emil who is the CEO of Brick. Emil will tell us why success lies in using your product to solve user problems, what is it like to change a company business strategy and how the franchising model became the core of his business. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdorian/ dorian.derezic@bornfight.com __________ GUEST: Emil Esselin — Brick CEO _ ABOUT EMIL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilesselin/ Before ...

03-23
36:19

How to stand out in FinTech / Interview with Timm Jeppesen — CEO of Risika

In today's episode I'm joined by Timm who is the CEO of Risika. Timm will share his insights about building a company with multiple co-founders, how to approach the process of raising outside capital and why great customer support makes all the difference in when it comes to highly competitive industries. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdorian/ dorian.derezic@bornfight.com __________ GUEST: Timm Jeppesen— Risika CEO _ ABOUT TIMM: h...

03-11
48:30

The challenges and opportunities of B2B / Interview with Ola Sars — CEO of Soundtrack Your Brand

In today's episode I'm joined by Ola who is the CEO of Soundtrack Your Brand. Ola will tell us more about the current state and the overall potential of the B2B music streaming industry, why is it important to plan for failure when you're going all-in on your business, and why you need to deeply understand the specifics of different phases connected to the process of building a startup. __________ HOSTED BY: Dorian — Bornfight Content Creator https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsdorian/ doria...

02-25
52:50

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