Insights & Perspectives

Introducing Scale Up Europe!

by Christian Rangen | May 26, 2026 | Ecosystem, Startups, Strategy Simulation | 0 Comments

Globally, more than 7.000 participants have built their scale up skills with Scale Up! Now, we are thrilled to launch Scale Up Europe. Our goal: partner with Europe’s ecosystem builders to accelerate European entrepreneurship. A simple question It starts simple...

How VCs Add Value: the GP Value Creation Toolbox — and the Three Partners Who Use It Differently

by Christian Rangen | May 25, 2026 | Education, Tools, Venture Capital | 0 Comments

In our work with emerging VC fund managers globally, most say they add value. Yet, few can tell you exactly how. That gap — between the claim and the clarity — is what Scott Newton and I set out to explore. In 2024, we interviewed venture capital fund managers across...

Transform! ….is getting an upgrade!

by Christian Rangen | May 24, 2026 | Education, Strategy Simulation, Updates | 0 Comments

Did you know, 1000’s of business leaders have built their strategic leadership skills with Transform! Now, we are thrilled to share Transform! version 2.0. More AI, more defense, more geopolitics, more space business, more transformation. From 2018 to today Since the...

Top 10 Strategy Sims of 2025

Jan 6, 2026 | Education, Strategy Simulation, Tools

In 2025, 1.981 people across 87 sessions got to experience Strategy Sims in action. From Impact investing in the Pacific, corporate transformation in Europe, VC fund management in North America, strategic leadership in South East Asia or high-growth scale up...

Startup founder raising capital in MENA? Here are the top 10 AI prompts we use to help founders succeed

Dec 30, 2025 | Education, News, Startups

A year ago, some of our friends, clients and colleagues went to a 2AM rave party at the Pyramids at Giza. The music, the lights, the incredible setting. "Best ever", was the loud message. This week were were back in Cairo, but this time the best ever was a series of...

The Fund Journey: LP Outcome Canvas: EPF Investment in Meridian Ventures Fund III (Part IV)

Dec 30, 2025 | Strategy Simulation, Tools, Venture Capital

From Fund I to Fund III Aisha and Rizal navigate nearly a decode on the fund journey. For Fund III, they run into the LP Outcome Canvas at one of Malaysia's leading pension funds. (case based, fictional fund) Read the full story, The Fund Journey: An Emerging...

The Fund Journey: An Emerging Manager’s Story from Kuala Lumpur to SEA. Part III: Value Creation, Fund III, and Institutional Arrival (Years 6-7)

Dec 30, 2025 | Ecosystem, Stories, Venture Capital

Continued from Part I (years T-2 -1). Read part I here, and Part II here. Through the lens of Aisha Rahman, Founding Partner, Meridian Ventures With insights from: Rizal Tan, Co-Founder & General Partner And: Ahmad Ismail, CFO, PayMalaysia (Portfolio Company) By...

The Fund Journey: An Emerging Manager’s Story from Kuala Lumpur to South-East Asia. Part II: Investment Period and the Birth of Fund II (Years 2-5)

Dec 30, 2025 | Stories, Strategy Simulation, Venture Capital

Continued from Part I (years T-2 -1). Read part I here, and Part III here. Through the lens of Aisha Rahman, Founding Partner, Meridian Ventures With insights from: Rizal Tan, Co-Founder & General Partner And: Priya Nair, CEO, DataSync (Portfolio Company) The...

The Fund Journey: An Emerging Manager’s Story from Kuala Lumpur to South-East Asia. Part I (Years T-2 to 1)

Dec 30, 2025 | Asia, Stories, Venture Capital

From Fund I ($10M) to Fund III ($50M) in Six Years. A Three-Part Series on Building a South-East Asian Venture Capital Firm from Scratch Written by Christian Rangen, advisor to VC funds, Fund-of-funds, faculty, Written through the lens of Aisha Rahman, Founding...

From Student to Master: The 4-Phase Journey to Master Scale Up Facilitation

Dec 15, 2025 | Consulting, Education

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mastery in Scale Up facilitation is not a credential you earn; it is a progression you live. Over 18 to 36 months, you will evolve from content expert to transformer; someone who helps founders and teams see what they could not see alone. This...

Evolving Scale Up!

Dec 2, 2025 | Startups, Strategy Simulation

Over the past seven years we have delivered 300+ sessions with nearly 4.500 people through Scale Up! This month, we are rolling out the latest version, Scale Up MENA! and Scale Up Africa Rising! (launching in Q1 ’26). Here are the first observations from running the...

Scaling up the MENA ecosystem

Dec 2, 2025 | Ecosystem, Strategy Simulation

“Mindblowing - but in a good way” “Absolutely stunning” “Possibly the most unique training I have taken part in. The highs and lows of being a start up founder squeezed into two days. “Every founder should have this!” Just wrapped up an incredible two-day...

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