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What does a seasoned VC actually look for in a scaleup?   Katharina Frie, Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS and part of the Scale-up.NRW Community, just answered that question in full.   Her piece "Clarity Over Complexity" cuts through the noise on what it really takes to scale an industrial tech company:   • The early stage trap most founders fall into • When culture breaks under the weight of growth and how to prevent it • Why your value proposition is your biggest scaling risk (not your tech) • How to stay aligned with investors when the pace gets relentless • The signals that make a company exit ready and when to start thinking about them   No generic advice. Just sharp, experience driven perspective from someone who has guided companies through exactly these phases.   📖 Read the full article in the comments.