Internationalization Strategy
Most tech startups treat international growth as a sales problem. It isn't.
Going international means scaling a second time, usually before you've certified that your product fits the new market. So you're double betting: on the expansion, and on a market fit you assumed but never proved. That's why most companies hit a steep and expensive learning curve.
This workshop gives you a methodology to do it differently.
We'll work through:
→ Why most international expansion fails, and how to spot the traps before they cost you
→ "Full Orbit": setting up market entry as profitable business, not just activity
→ How your business model (B2B, B2C, service) shapes the entire strategy and what it costs
→ Choosing your first market: the Beach Head you have to win, then the Bowling Alley order of expansion
→ Valid…
Most tech startups treat international growth as a sales problem. It isn't.
Going international means scaling a second time, usually before you've certified that your product fits the new market. So you're double betting: on the expansion, and on a market fit you assumed but never proved. That's why most companies hit a steep and expensive learning curve.
This workshop gives you a methodology to do it differently.
We'll work through:
→ Why most international expansion fails, and how to spot the traps before they cost you
→ "Full Orbit": setting up market entry as profitable business, not just activity
→ How your business model (B2B, B2C, service) shapes the entire strategy and what it costs
→ Choosing your first market: the Beach Head you have to win, then the Bowling Alley order of expansion
→ Validating a foreign market before you commit, using your own Key Success Factors
→ Building a market entry business case with the affordable loss method
This is for (early-stage) tech founders who are thinking about international markets, or already moving and want a plan instead of acting opportunistically.
Free. Open to the Almere ecosystem.
Facilitated by Marc Wullings / Skip Red
Seats are limited. We confirm each spot to keep the group focused.
Wanneer
- Woensdag 9 september 2026 14.00 - 18.00 uur
Contact
Hospitaaldreef 29, 9e verdieping
1315 RC Almere Plan je route naar Internationalization Strategy