Join the leading executive training to Leadinng to scale-up
Designed for Swiss entrepreneurs leading growing startups, this 6th edition supports founders as they navigate the key challenges of scaling. Built around three core pillars: leadership, organisation design and strategic scaling. The program combines IMD’s world-class executive education with the real-life experience of successful scale-up CEOs. A practical, peer-driven journey to help entrepreneurs scale themselves, their teams and their companies.
Why Join
Join an IMD world-class executive education in Lausanne
- arrow_forward Learn directly from IMD professors and serial entrepreneurs
- arrow_forward Build a powerful peer network of scale-up founders
- arrow_forward Gain practical tools and strategies to drive growth
- arrow_forward Become part of the world's 10th emerging ecosystem
- arrow_forward Exclusive access to a network of similar stage entrepreneurs
Who It’s For
This program is for founders and CEOs of fast-growing tech startups who:
- arrow_forward Are scaling nationally or internationally
- arrow_forward Have at least 8 Full Time Employees
- arrow_forward Have raised Seed funding (Minimum CHF 1M raised)
The three pillars of Leadinng to scale-up
Strategic Scaling
Make the right choices at the right time. Define where to grow, which customers to target, how to partner, and how to build a clear strategy that creates momentum and long-term value.
Organizational Design
Build the organisation your growth requires. Design the right structure, culture, incentives and processes to scale your team without losing focus, speed or cohesion.
Leadership
Build the organisation your growth requires. Design the right structure, culture, incentives and processes to scale your team without losing focus, speed or cohesion.
Jim Pulcrano
IMD Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management
Jim Pulcrano is an IMD Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management. His current projects include teaching in Lausanne, London and Silicon Valley, research on disruption, and various strategy, networking, customer-centricity, and innovation mandates with multinationals in Europe, Asia, and the US. At IMD, He is Director of the Venture Capital Asset Management (VCAM) program and teaches on the Executive MBA (EMBA), Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP), and full-time MBA programs.
View the profile arrow_forwardHear from our Alumni
"This programme came at just the right time for Saporo and for me personally, as we were in the midst of rapid expansion and in the middle of our Series A funding round. Beyond the quality of the speakers and the relevance of the sessions (ranging from go-to-market to board management and strategy), what really stood out for me was being able to engage in completely open discussions with entrepreneurs from the region, all of whom were at similar stages of growth and often facing the same challenges."
Olivier Eyries
Co-founder & CEO, Saporo
"I’m grateful for the learning journey Leadinng to scale-up offered. It helped us navigate our growth from 40 to 90 employees within a few years, and reach new heights at Visium."
Alen Arslanagic
Founder and CEO, Visium
"Leadinng to scale-up was a unique experience - still having an impact on me and my company 4 years after having finished the program. The high quality of IMD’s professors, combined with rich peer learning and a strong network of startup founders, made the program truly amazing. The input from experienced entrepreneurs at every session brought concrete, real‑world insights that were immediately applicable. The connections built during the program proved lasting and valuable - I even ended up hiring someone I met there!"
Ivan Brustlein
Founder and CEO, Swibeco
Alumni
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