Foundations of Scaling

Format: 12-month part-time program, with 7 on-campus residential sprints and 3 online sprints. 6 weeks in between sprints to implement what has been learned. The program will be delivered in English.

Core Program: 4 intensive two-and-a-half days residential sprints on 6 key knowledge tracks delivered on IESE’s state-of-the-art campuses in Barcelona, Madrid and Munich.

Elective Program: 3 optional residential sprints to dig deeper into each track plus 3 online workshops where founders and their senior leadership teams can work on the implementation of crucial scaling practices.

CORE PROGRAM 

ELECTIVE PROGRAM 

The curriculum comprises eight parallel tracks delivered throughout the program. Participants gain foundational knowledge in core sprints and tailor their learning journey through a range of elective

1. Leadership: From Founder to Leader
2. Talent: First Who, Then What
3. Organization: Structure and Discipline
4. Strategy: Gaining Clarity
5. Markets: Growing Beyond Borders
6. Impact: Doing Good, Doing well
7. Finance: Fueling the Business
8. Governance: Ownership Structure

• 360º Leadership assessments
• Scaling Readiness Assessment (McKinsey Leap Quotient)
• Interactive workshops
• Case studies
• Fireside chats
• Facilitated Peer Councils
• Mentoring

The Foundations of Scaling program will be led by world-class academics, thought leaders and highly successful entrepreneurs with broad experience and expertise in the realm of startups and scaleups. IESE Professors Juan Roure and Thomas Klueter lead the initiative as Academic Directors.

Juan Roure
Academic Director, School of Founders and Professor of Entrepreneurship
PhD in Management, Stanford University
· Investor
· Founder of IESE’S Business Angel Network
· Advisor to investment firms

Thomas Klueter
Academic Director, School of Founders and Professor of Entrepreneurship
PhD in Management, University of Pennsylvania

IESE’S Founders Club is a community of international entrepreneurs who come to together to learn and grow. The Club’s mission is to help entrepreneurs build a better world. Members are entrepreneurs who lead fast-growing, small and medium-sized firms.

Participants in the Foundations of Scaling program are automatically admitted and earn a one-year membership in the Club.

Member benefits
The Club offers diverse resources for entrepreneurs and their teams:

Peer Councils – Peer coaching groups of six to eight founders for connection and reflection, facilitated by an experienced business coach
Mentor network – Access to the advice of highly successful scaleup entrepreneurs and experts
Concierge service – A personalized concierge service delivered by the School of Founders team to help you find the resources you need to scale your businesses
Online community – Tools for networking and knowledge sharing
Events – Expert talks and social events
Co-founder status – All participants of the first Foundations of Scaling program gain co-founder status of the Founders Club and are invited to participate in its governance.

Selected members of the Founders Club and mentors

• Pepe Agell, Chartboost
• Henrik Agrell, TMC
• Elena Betés, Rastreator
• Timo Buetefisch, Cooltra
• Lucas Carné, Privalia
• Roger Casals, PasswordBank
• Ignasi Costas, RCD
• Gerry Heydenreich, BuyVIP
• Philipp Hillenbrand, Rocket Internet
• Germán Loewe, Netquest
• Alan Poensgen, Westwing
• Mauricio Prieto, eDreams
• Pau Sabrià, Olapic
• Marc Subirats, Advanced Medical
• Oriol Vila, Holaluz
• Pep Viladomat, Heywood & Sons

Part-time, face-to-face and live online.
Dates to be confirmed.

CORE PROGRAM: Barcelona and Madrid.

ELECTIVE PROGRAM: Madrid, Munich, Barcelona and live online.

Fees

Fees to be confirmed.

Admissions

An Admissions Committee thoroughly reviews every application. Due to class-size constraints and the need to ensure a balanced mix of participants, it is possible that even highly qualified applicants may not be admitted.