SaaS ScaleUps: Pearls of Wisdom from Entrepreneurs
Episodes
What Really Drives Tech Success? Lessons from 30 Years in M&A with Paddy MccGwire
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Paddy MccGwire is Senior Partner at Silverpeak with over 30years’ experience of representing European growth technology businesses on M&A and fi...
The CEO Shift: How Founders Must Evolve to Scale Successfully
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Reid is Founder and Senior Partner at Frog Capital, anda Partner with ScaleUp Group.In this episode, Mike and John explore what it takes toscale ...
Scaling with Discipline: Sean Finnan on Leadership, Sales, and Sustainable Growth
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Finnan is a Portfolio Non-Exec, Leadershipcoach, Investor and Partner at ScaleUp Group. A former Chairman at ActiveOps and Avvio, he also held se...
First Who, Then What: How Great Teams Drive Tech Success
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hale holds several board & advisory roles aroundPeople & Technology. He’s a Partner at ScaleUp Group and the former CEO at Fairsail, so...
The Most Common Mistakes Made By Tech Entrepreneurs Raising Series A
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this insightful podcast episode, John O’Connell, Founder& Chairman of ScaleUp Group, shares the most common mistakes tech entrepreneurs make ...
From Adversity to Exit: Leadership Lessons on Resilience, Reinvention, and Scaling
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Duane Jackson is a serial entrepreneur and tech founder ofB2B SaaS businesses, including Sodium, Staffology and KashFlow. In this candid conversation,...
Beyond the Boom: Growing a Resilient Tech Agency with Giles Fraser
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Giles Fraser is the Co-Founder of leading communications andPR agency, Brands2Life, representing over 100 tech and health companies in Europe and the ...
Beyond Limits Mike Tobin on Growth, Governance & Grit
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Tobin CBE is a serial technology entrepreneur & pioneer with over 40 years’ experience in the telecoms & technology sector.In this e...
Behind the Raise: Inside Blackdot Solutions' Funding Journey
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From investor prep to post-deal growth—lessons in trust,timing, and scaling smart.Adam de Courcy Ling is the Executive Chairman at BlackdotSolutions...
AI – Beyond the Hype with Martin Neale, ICS.AI
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Neale, is CEO and co-founder of ICS.AI, a company dedicated to revolutionising public sector services through innovative AI solutions. Having b...
Scaling to Selling a SaaS Business: Insights on Board Dynamics, Product-Market Fit and Knowing Your Buyer
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Cocks co-founded CloudTrade in 2009 and managed the company as CEO from day one. He grew CloudTrade into a global provider of intelligent dat...
Scaling to Selling a SaaS Business: Acquire a business for a £1 and sell it for more than £100 million!
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Elson acquired Evotix (a health, safety and sustainability SaaS business) in 2011 and sold the business in 2023. He remains CEO, where he h...
AI – Beyond the Hype with Stuart Clarke, Blackdot Solutions
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Clarke is the CEO of Blackdot Solutions – the UK technology company behind Videris, the most powerful investigations software for fighting...
Scaling to Selling a SaaS Business: Insights on AI, Empowerment, and Resilience
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest – Frank Reeves, a distinguished entrepreneur and innovator in the travel technology sector, best known for his role as the co-founder and...
AI - Beyond The Hype with Simon Black, Lexical Labs
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Black is the Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officerof Lexical Labs, the company behind Tiro—the world’s leading AI-powered contract review ...
AI – Beyond the Hyhpe with Greg Wildisen, Panoram
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Wildisen is the founder and CEO of Panoram, a leadingGenAI software specialist for business and legal sectors. Panoram’s mission is to develop ...
AI – Beyond the Hype with David Williams, KAI Conversations
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Williams is the founder and CEO of KAI Conversations, the industry-leading Conversational Intelligence (CI) platform which uses AI to analyse ...