The book | Maximize your chances of scaling

15 success factors.

Real company stories.

One guide to scaling your tech business.

The Guide to Scaling your Tech Venture

Practical, research-backed insights from ~700 scale-ups — written for founders who are ready to break through.

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Why This Book Exists

Scaling is rare — and it matters.

Most ventures never make it past the early stage. But when they do, they create real jobs, real value, and real impact.

After 6 years of studying 700+ scale-ups and working hands-on with 170+ ventures, we discovered:

Companies with most of the right success factors are 5x more likely to scale.

This book is everything we’ve learned; distilled into 15 key success factors that separate companies that scale from those that stall.

What Founders Are Saying About ScaleUp

ScaleUp is already helping founders and tech leaders rethink how they grow. Here’s what early readers have to say:

“It was a pleasure to do the pre-reading. It’s a beautiful book, with a clear focus on data-driven success factors combined with Menno’s personal story.” – Miriam Cnossen
“Thanks for the opportunity to review. It’s just excellent. Easy to read, well structured, nicely illustrated.” – Veerle Vandeweerd
“I was pleased with every page. You have done a great job of describing what makes scaling hard and the key factors that increase the probability of success. This book will become the cornerstone for scaling knowledge and implementation. Congratulations!” – Rob Shelton
“Congratulations on your endeavor of writing a book on scaling ventures! I liked reading it!”- Stefano Marzano
“Great and comprehensive overview of the complexities involved in scaling” – Peter de Boer

What’s Inside

In this book you will find:

15 Success Factors that make or break scale-up growth
Real founder stories that show what scaling really looks like (messy parts included!)
Clear tools you can start using today with your team and board
Zero fluff: This isn’t another business book teaching birds to fly — it’s practical, short, and to the point.

Who This Book Is For

This is for you if you’re a:

Tech Founder or CEO trying to make the leap from startup to scale-up
Board Member who wants to help ventures scale faster and healthier
Team Leader in a growing company looking to avoid painful mistakes

About the Author

Menno van Dijk is a former McKinsey senior partner and co-founder of a leadership school for impact entrepreneurs. As founder of ScaleUpNation, he has worked side-by-side with hundreds of founders to unlock growth and avoid the pitfalls that kill promising ventures.

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