Join us with your leadership team for an in depth session on all the in's and out's of growing your company in the US, in partnership with Wilson Sonsini, ScaleNL, and Remote. This is your chance to dive deeper into scaling in the US market with your peers and experts.

When: Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Where: Miro | Stadhouderskade 5, 1054 ES Amsterdam
For Whom: This session requires three participants per BOLD company*.
It should be Founder/CEO and other relevant C-suite positions (based on the break-out topics, we advise to sign up CPO/CHRO/COO/CFOs).
Plenary Opening & Parallel Break Outs: 15.30 - 18.30 (Founder and C-suite)
Dinner: 18.30 - 21.00 (Founder only)

* Not a BOLD member yet, apply here!

Agenda

15.30: Walk-in

16.00: Plenary | Welcome by Dylan Richts from BOLD

16.15: Plenary | US Ecosystem Overview by Michael Dooijes from ScaleNL

17.00: Parallel Break Outs (Founder and C-suite):
1. Go-to-Market by Janet Bumpas from ScaleNL
2. People & Talent by Anastasia Pshegodskaya from Remote
3. US Operations & Fundraising by Daniel Glazer from Wilson Sonsini

18.00: Drinks

18.30: Dinner (Founder only), hosted by Wilson Sonsini

What's in it for you?

You will receive a comprehensive overview and valuable research on the US ecosystem.
Get tips and engage in discussions on:
- US Go-to-Market strategy,
- Operations and talent development across the pond, and;
- Fundraising the American way.
Insights from experts who have done this before and know all about it.
Connect with peers in an atmosphere of trust that are in a similar stage as you when it comes to US expansion.
The event is also for your c-suite/ leadership - to make the most of it!

This session is for:

Bold members only! To maximize on the format of the session, it is required that at least 3 leadership / c-level roles attend this session, one of which should be a founder!
You have a financial runway until at least mid-2024.
You have validated your plans to expand to the US and it is in the planning and/or plan to raise funding in the US in 2023-2024.

More about the Break Outs

Plenary opening by Michael Dooijes from ScaleNL:
US Ecostystem Overview
Join Michael Dooijes for an insightful opening session covering ScaleNL's US opportunities, tech landscape, and growth mindset.
Session 1 by Janet Bumpas from ScaleNL:
Go-to- Market
Explore the nuances of sales and culture to craft a winning US Go-to-Market strategy, delve into geographic insights, and learn how to tailor them to your industry and more. Stay tuned for the session host announcement!
Session 2 by Anastasia Pshegodskaya from Remote:
People & Talent
In this session, unlock senior hiring insights, salary expectations, and workforce efficiency strategies, and recruitment options to gain valuable tools for successful US team growth. Stay tuned for the session host announcement!
Session 3 by Daniel Glazer from Wilson Sonsini:
US Operations & Fundraising
Join Daniel Glazer in a Q&A session hosted by Wilson Sonsini to gain expert insights on launching and operating a Dutch business in the US (from opening office, to office culture and more), as well as expectations for later-stage funding in the US.

More about Michael Dooijes

Serial intrapreneur, industry leader and international executive & innovator in the (Fin) Tech space. Previously the Managing Director for the ventures & innovation team at Rabobank, one of the largest banks in NL and was CEO of the leading mobile-commerce platform MyOrder. Managed large cross-functional teams across multiple countries. Michael Joined Startupbootcamp in 2016 as co-founder and Managing Director of SBC's leading FinTech & CyberSecurity Startup Accelerator programme in Amsterdam. In 2019 he moved to San Francisco, as the Startup Liaison for the Netherlands in the US. In 2021, he co-founded ScaleNL, a public - private initiative to support Dutch Tech entrepreneurs scale their business to the US. Together with Holland in the Valley, the Dutch Tech ecosystem in the Bay Area, he helps the founders prepare for their go-to-market and their fundraising strategy in the US. He is passionate about how Innovation can impact the lives of millions and focuses on helping the various sectors transform themselves. Michael obtained his MBA degree from NYU Stern.

More about Janet Bumpas

Janet Bumpas comes from Silicon Valley where she was part of three startups: one went public, one was acquired by eBay, and one crashed and burned. She loves all aspects of growing an idea through launch and then building it in the marketplace. Usually, she focuses on product and market, working with customers to understand their needs and translates these into a go-to-market strategy. Currently, she lives in the Netherlands where she works both with entrepreneurs helping them to launch and scale new business ideas. Janet is part of the Key Advisor Team at ScaleNL, hosting sessions on market and product and coaching the teams while on their journey in the ScaleNL Accelerator Program. She has run accelerator programs for entrepreneurs and intrapraneurs and really enjoys both working with teams and facilitating larger group workshops.

Janet has also consulted many of the world’s leading organizations on growth and profitability strategies. After receiving her MBA from The Harvard Business School, she worked at BCG. She later worked at Razorfish as a Senior Strategist where she advised corporate clients on how to profitably use the Internet to further their corporate goals. Finally, Janet has extensive experience in international development (World Health Organization, the World Bank, TechnoServe, and as a consultant to several other international development organizations).

More about Daniel Glazer

Daniel Glazer leads the US Expansion group and the London office at the Silicon Valley-headquartered law firm Wilson Sonsini. Dan and his team support technology-driven Dutch and other European companies through their US life cycle: US launch, scale, VC financing, and IPO/M&A exit. Wilson Sonsini has represented more tech companies on their venture financings, M&A transactions, and IPOs than any other law firm globally, and has taken public tech companies such as Apple, Doordash, Elastic, Google, Linkedin, Lyft, Netflix, Palantir, Roblox, Square, and Twitter.

More about Anastasia Pshegodskaya

Anastasia is Director of Talent Acquisition at Remote, one of the world’s most fast-paced unicorn companies. She always said that a well-developed technology becomes magic in real life. She is extremely passionate about people and the changes and impact brought by technologies for them — these her recruiting career and life. Anastasia’s previous experience was focused heavily on recruiting for big tech industry players. Prior to Remote, she built from scratch and led global sourcing at GitLab, and before that, she drove recruiting initiatives at Uber and Dell. All her free time is devoted to her family and traveling, and she is still in search of an ideal mix of these two hobbies.