Insights & Perspectives
Scaling Up In Mena (Part III)
The Story Of Scaling Leo Bank From Idea To Exit In The Middle East. Part III: Growth Stage (Series C,d To Exit) A three-part story on scaling a fintech in the Middle East, written as a part of the upcoming launch of Scale Up MENA, august 2025. Read part I: the early...
What’s Your LP Value Proposition? (Part I)
I’ve Recently Reviewed A Series Of Emerging Fund Manager Pitch Decks. It Is Clear That Hours, If Not Years Has Gone Into Them. Yet, They Are All Missing One Key Item. The Limited Partners’ Value Proposition. Over the last 5 years, I’ve had the chance to work in-depth...
Training Emerging Fund Managers: How To Nail The LP Value Proposition
The room falls silent as Sarah, a first-time fund manager from Nairobi, practices her pitch to a mock Norwegian DFI representative. She's confident talking about her investment thesis and market opportunity, but when the "LP" asks about her fund's unique value...
Building A GP Accelerators
Accelerator programs for venture capital and private equity are set to take off – is your ecosystem ready? We all know about startup accelerators; but what about accelerator programs for venture capital and private equity managers? They may be more popular than you...
Planning A GP Accelerator? Use The GP Accelerator Business Model Canvas (Part II)
In October 2024 we hosted a deep dive webinar, Building a GP accelerator, with Jonathan Hollis , founder of Mountside Ventures as guest speakers. Our topic: How to build great programs in the evolving field in Europe. Our tool: the GP Accelerator Business Model Canvas...
From First Sketch To Global Impact: Fund Manger Turns 4 Years Old
From Johannesburg to London, Panama to Dubai. This year 1.200 people will have gone through the Fund Manager! Simulation, learning how to run a VC fund from idea to successful 10-15 year operations. Today, Fund Manager! is used globally in business schools and...
The Exit Journey Canvas: A 10-Step Playbook For Portfolio Company Exits
In most venture capital ecosystems, the lack of exits and liquidity events form a massive challenge for LPs, GPs, founders, employees and the next generation of entrepreneurs alike. Yet, we see investors, like Silverback Holdings, being able to generate liquidity...
An Unexpected Adventure: Scaling Up in Hokkaido
Sometimes the best trips in life are the ones that come out of nowhere. Take, for example, this adventure I stumbled into. It all started in the most random of ways — at a bar during Oslo Innovation Week, of all places. I had no idea that an innocent conversation with...
Top 10 Sims of 2024
Every year, 100’s and 100’s of business leaders experience a ST Masterclass. 2024 was no exception. From VC Executive Education in Switzerland, leading corporate strategy & transformation in the UK, ecosystem development in the Middle East and corporate innovation...