S1 Ep6: Scaling Without Borders with Rob van den Heuvel, Sendcloud

As the only PR and communications agency built to scale high-growth technology companies faster across Europe, we understand the unique challenges of growing a business across the region, particularly when it comes to communications.  

Our new podcast series, Scaling Without Borders, is designed to help ambitious entrepreneurs overcome common challenges and successfully expand into new markets across Europe. Each episode explores the high and lows of growing a tech business internationally, offering valuable insights from some of Europe's most inspiring tech leaders who have been there and done it. 

In this first series, we take a close look at the journeys of scale-ups founded by Dutch entrepreneurs with Tyto’s local experts, Chantal Schepers and Erik van de Nadort. We uncover what it takes to thrive in today’s ultra-competitive international markets and share invaluable insights to take your business to the next level from inspiring tech leaders. 
 
The final episode features Rob van den Heuvel, co-founder and CEO of Sendcloud, a leading European shipping software company that helps e-commerce organisations streamline and simplify their logistics processes. 

Since founding Sendcloud in 2012 with his co-founders Bas and Sabi, Rob has helped build a highly successful company that now serves more than 30,000 e-commerce businesses across Europe. 

From being bored at business school to becoming frustrated with outdated shipping systems, Rob shares how his entrepreneurial journey began and the lessons he’s learned along the way.  

His experience scaling Sendcloud provides valuable insights into the challenges of entering a new market for the first time - navigating the classic chicken-and-egg dilemma of needing volume to secure partnerships while requiring partnerships to drive volume - and the complexities of raising funds to accelerate growth and expand capabilities through strategic acquisitions. 

For more episodes of Scaling Without Borders featuring inspiring stories from Europe’s scale-up ecosystem, check out ourYouTube channel. And don’t forget to subscribe on your preferred podcast platform to stay updated.