Hosted by ScaleWise, Tom Glason · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 22 episodes
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Less than 1 in 100 Startups manage to achieve funding beyond Series D or an exit.Investors typically expect 8 out of 10 of the businesses they invest in to fail. It’s time to make building a business less depressing and scale more wisely. Tune into Making The Grade to hear first-hand experiences of venture-backed software companies in their journeys from Seed to Series B funding. Every week, we’ll be joined by Founders, Investors and senior Go-To-Market Leaders to explore the factors driving the decline in graduation rates, misaligned go-to-market operations and ineffective sales and marketing strategies. All while making you leave every episode with actionable insights and expert advice to help you navigate these common Startup hurdles and thrive in a competitive market, showing that it can be done differently.
ScaleWise, Tom Glason hosts Making The Grade, a business show with 22 episodes published.
What does it actually take to build a world-class sales culture? Amelia Scott knows better than most. She spent nearly seven years at Culture Amp, joining as a senior AE when the business was at $15M ARR and leaving as V
What does it actually take to build a $45M ARR SaaS business without raising a penny of VC money? Guillaume Moubeche, Founder of Lemlist, knows better than most. Starting with just €1,000 and rejections from 30 VCs, Guil
What does an investor actually see when they look under the hood of a 1 to 10 Million journey? And what really separates the companies that break through from those that quietly stall? We’re joined by Hillel Zidel, Manag
If you're building a venture-backed software startup and trying to navigate the messy, exhilarating, often brutal stretch from $1M to $10M ARR, this episode is essential listening. In this Making The Grade episode, we’re
Harrison Rose has lived the journey most founders only see from the outside. As Co-Founder of Paddle, he helped scale from zero to $100M+ revenue - without the “overnight success” story everyone loves to tell. Now he’s d
Natasha Ratanshi-Stein has seen startups from almost every angle, as a VC, Operator, and Founder. After scaling customer service operations at Bulb, she saw firsthand how broken legacy workforce management tooling really
What actually breaks a startup between £1m and £10m ARR isn’t usually the thing founders are obsessing over. In this Making the Grade episode, we’re joined by Paul Fifield - one of the UK’s most experienced go-to-market
Bethany Ayers isn’t experimenting with AI at the edges of Metomic; she’s using it to redesign how the company operates, with an ambitious goal of becoming an AI-first company. In this episode of Making the Grade, Bethany
Most growth stories celebrate momentum, but very few actually share the behind-the-scenes of what happens when momentum stalls. In this Making The Grade episode, we’re joined by Sam Jacobs, Founder & CEO of Pavilion - th
US expansion is one of the fastest ways for a venture-backed SaaS company to accelerate growth…or blow up months of momentum, burn a painful chunk of cash, and leave a trail of “scar tissue” behind. In this Making the Gr
Welcome back to Season 2 of Making The Grade. This season, we’re digging into what it really takes to scale beyond early traction… the ups and downs of the journey from £1 million to £10 million in ARR… and why so many s
What does it really take to make the leap from CMO to CRO and to build a revenue function that actually scales? In the final episode of Season 1, Tom is joined by Florence Broderick, CRO at General Index, to unpack what
What do you think of when you hear ‘exited Founder’? Someone travelling the world or sitting on a remote island sipping cocktails? Today’s Making The Grade guest may change your perspective… We’re joined by Sean Williams
In the start-up ecosystem, there are a few truths that never change - scaling is harder than it looks, over-hiring can kill momentum, and knowing when to hand over the CEO reins might be the hardest call of all. In this
What does it take to build a category-defining SaaS company when your biggest competitors have raised 40x more funding than you? In this episode, Tom Lavery, Founder & CEO of Jiminny, joins us to share how he bootstrappe
Start-up headlines are often dominated by fundraising announcements and the latest valuation. But the Venture Capital route isn’t the only option or the best to take. In this episode, we’re joined by Emeric Ernoult, Co-F
Every founder thinks they’re focused on growth. But too often, hidden mistakes in their go-to-market (GTM) strategy quietly erode their chances of success. In this Making The Grade episode, we’re joined by Keji Mustapha,
Too many startups hire ahead of demand, invest in the wrong leaders, or scale sales without a clear ICP - all mistakes that can cost millions and kill momentum. Today’s Making The Grade guest knows exactly how to avoid t
Too many founders stay in the CEO seat for too long. Often to the detriment of their company, their teams and themselves. It’s not about giving up. It’s about knowing when you are no longer the best person to lead the bu
While VC news often dominates the headlines, more often than not, the VC route isn’t the best fit for a business. So, what do you do if venture capital isn’t the right path for your start-up? In today’s Making The Grade
Guillaume Moubeche
Founder & CEO · Lemlist
1 appearance on this show
Sam Jacobs
editor-in-chief · Revenue Collective
1 appearance on this show
Natalie Johnson
Social care Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate (IDVA) · Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
1 appearance on this show
Sean Williams
Co-Founder & CEO of AutogenAI · Cadence Wealth Partners
1 appearance on this show
Emeric Ernoult
CEO and co-founder · Agorapulse
1 appearance on this show
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