Trailer

What It Takes to Build and Scale a Business Across Borders

Building and scaling a business across borders requires strategic adaptability, cultural understanding, strong execution, trusted relationships, and the ability to navigate new markets, regulations, and investment landscapes while sustaining long-term growth.

A Podcast About Global Entrepreneurship

Venturing Abroad is a podcast where entrepreneurs, leaders, and investors from around the world share their firsthand experiences of building and scaling businesses internationally.

Each episode offers a deep dive into the realities of global growth through the voices of founders and industry pioneers.

Learning From Founders Who Scale Internationally

The podcast explores how entrepreneurs:

  • Enter new markets
  • Adapt products and teams across cultures
  • Overcome regulatory and operational challenges

Listeners gain insight into the strategies and pivotal decisions that shaped companies with global reach.

Understanding the Challenges of International Growth

Scaling across borders introduces complexity that goes beyond growth at home.

Venturing Abroad examines challenges such as:

  • Cultural differences
  • Market-specific constraints
  • Execution at international scale

These obstacles often define the success or failure of global expansion.

How Investors Navigate Global Opportunities

In addition to founder stories, the podcast features investors who operate across regions.

They share how they:

  • Identify global investment opportunities
  • Build trust in unfamiliar markets
  • Close cross-border deals that reshape industries

Their perspectives highlight the capital dynamics behind international growth.

A Journey Through Global Business Stories

Each episode takes listeners on a journey through the moments, risks, and breakthroughs that define cross-border entrepreneurship.

Venturing Abroad is designed for anyone building, investing, or leading across borders.

Fasten your seatbelts and venture abroad.

More episodes

Venturing 9 - Michael Jackson

Episode 9

Analyzing Europe's tech ecosystem with Michael Jackson (investor)

Venturing 8 - Leo Liu

Episode 8

Breaking Into Silicon Valley & Leading Asian Innovation with Leo Liu (ex-Tesla)

Venturing 7 - Ines Gafsi

Episode 7

Navigating Asia’s Tech Ecosystem with Ines Gafsi (Blissmi)

Venturing 6 - Chris O’Brien

Episode 6

Breaking Down France’s Startup Revolution with Chris O'Brien (The French Tech Journal)

Venturing 5 - Monika Liikamaa

Episode 5

Building a World-Leading Company with Monika Liikamaa (Enfuce)

Venturing 4 - Luben Pampoulov

Episode 4

From professional athlete to global investor, with Luben Pampoulov (GSV)

Venturing 2 - Clare Jones

Episode 3

Leading Abroad with Clare Jones (Polarsteps)

Venturing 3 - Patrice Thiry

Episode 2

The Empire State Cold Call That Launched a Global Career with Patrice Thiry (Tomcat)

Venturing 1 - Ervin Tu

Episode 1

Leading Global Deals with Ervin Tu (ex-Prosus)