Spirit of pirates, discipline of navy seals
Eight companies from Vestland have brought their entrepreneurial spirit and their business cases to ScaleupNow where they will learn the discipline to grow methodically, the MIT way.
So we’re packing our bags and taking them to Boston for a week at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, to learn from the best.
From Bergen to Boston
We kicked off in Bergen this week, with three full days at Sparebanken Norge and PwC on entrepreneurship fundamentals and growth strategy to prepare for the trip to MIT.
The Boston week means MIT lecturers by day, one-on-one sessions, and evenings where each company works on its own business using the MIT framework.
Everything we do there is about their case and their market.
Ben Soltoff joined us on Teams from MIT in Boston. Ben will be one of our teachers at MIT in November. He is entrepreneur in residence at the Martin Trust Center and co-author of Disciplined Entrepreneurship for Climate and Energy Ventures, which adapts the MIT framework this programme is built on for climate and energy startups.
Meet the participant
From knitwear to switchboards, they’re about as different as eight companies can be. What they share is the ambition to grow, and to do it in a disciplined way - the MIT way:
- Condensia
- FRAMO
- Fount
- Grasp
- IceFresh
- Mongstad Tavleteknikk
- Moo Knit
- Visito Lens
Are you next?
Do you run a startup from Vestland, with big plans and a slightly messy roadmap?
We’re recruiting for this spring’s ScaleupNext, our programme for startups. It’s built on the same MIT methodology and support from experienced mentors.
Do not hesitate to contact us and we'll tell you more.
About
ScaleupNow has been running for nine years, and more than 70 companies have completed the programme. On average, they have seen 18 % more revenue growth and 22 % more employee growth than comparable companies in their industries.
ScaleupNow is run by GCE Ocean Technology in partnership with the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, supported by Sparebanken Norge's foundation Agenda Vestlandet.
