USA Launching Pad 🚀

Most founders don’t fail in the U.S. market because they lack ambition. They fail because they confuse activity with progress. One of the most important decisions founders make during expansion is choosing evidence over enthusiasm. Ambition may get you into the market, but validation is what allows you to stay and scale successfully. Before growth can compound, three things need to be proven early: 1. Who the real customers are 2. Why your company wins in this market 3. How repeatable your business model actually is Without those answers, you’re not scaling, you’re stress-testing your cash flow. Expansion doesn’t automatically magnify opportunity. It magnifies the reality of the business. Listen to the entire episode of the Traction Point, our USA Launching Pad 🚀 available on 🎧Apple Podcast https://lnkd.in/eBk35NQt 🎵Spotify https://lnkd.in/ec3hHcp8 📹YouTube https://lnkd.in/emFsyPrW #USExpansion #StartupGrowth #Scaleups #GoToMarket #FounderInsights #BusinessGrowth #CustomerDiscovery #GrowthStrategy #B2BSales #MarketValidation #InternationalExpansion #StartupFounders #RevenueGrowth #USAlaunchingPad

Our Spring Newsletter is now live. Inside this edition: • Updates from our scaleup program for the newest Scottish Enterprise cohort: ePass, Halo, NVIDIA, Neuranics, Antaia, and Fanbase. • Launching our U.S. to Europe Fintech Market Activation Program with Tenity for U.S. fintechs entering Europe. • Lessons and traction insights from companies expanding internationally • Upcoming events and opportunities founders should know about, including SelectUSA happening next week, in Washington, D.C. If you’ll be there and would like to connect with Matt and Gert, feel free to reach out or book time directly through the event app. If you're building across borders, or helping others do so, this edition is for you. 📩 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ghpXdQg6 #SelectUSA #StartupExpansion #InternationalGrowth #Scaleups #Fintech #MarketEntry #BusinessGrowth #USAlaunchingPad

We’re looking forward to attending the SelectUSA Summit in Washington, D.C. in exactly 9 days! SelectUSA is one of the few moments each year where U.S. federal, state, and local governments, international economic development organizations, investors, and companies expanding into the U.S. all come together in one place. USA Launching Pad 🚀 co-founders Matt DiMarsico and Gert Christen 🚀 will be there representing USA Launching Pad, meeting with governments, ecosystem partners, and ambitious companies focused on accelerating success in the U.S. market. Whether the conversation is around: - Helping foreign companies expand into the U.S. - Navigating market-entry strategy - Building real commercial traction in America - Creating stronger cross-border innovation pipelines …we’d love to connect. If you’ll be attending, feel free to reach out or book time through the event app! 📍 Washington, D.C. 📅 May 3–6, 2026 #SelectUSA #USExpansion #FDI #EconomicDevelopment #Scaleups #GlobalGrowth #MarketEntry

Looking forward to being in Washington, D.C. for the SelectUSA Summit! It’s one of the rare moments where U.S. federal, state, and local governments, international economic development organizations, and companies expanding into the U.S. are all in the same room. I’ll be there with Gert Christen 🚀 representing USA Launching Pad 🚀connecting with governments focused on helping more scaleups succeed in the U.S., and with partners across our ecosystem. If you’re attending and interested in: - Supporting foreign companies entering the U.S. - Navigating market entry strategy - Building real traction in the U.S. Let’s connect! Feel free to reach out or a book time through the event app. 📍 Washington, D.C. 📅 May 3–6, 2026 #SelectUSASummit #SelectUSA #USMarketEntry #InternationalExpansion #Scaleups #GlobalBusiness #MarketExpansion

Breaking into Europe is a pipeline problem, not a product problem. We've partnered with Tenity to launch the Fintech Market Activation Program: a dual-city immersion in London and Zurich for growth-stage US fintechs ready to build real traction. What's included: - Structured market access in two financial hubs - Account-based introductions across 30 target accounts - Regulatory and competitive market intelligence - London Tech Week & Swiss Fintech Week 2026 access Applications close April 30th! 🔗 Spots are limited—learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gYzttXfy USA Launching Pad 🚀 Tenity #Fintech #MarketExpansion #SwissFintechWeek #Europe #GTM

Breaking into Europe is a pipeline problem, not a product problem. We've partnered with Tenity to launch the Fintech Market Activation Program: a dual-city immersion in London and Zurich for growth-stage US fintechs ready to build real traction. What's included: - Structured market access in two financial hubs - Account-based introductions across 30 target accounts - Regulatory and competitive market intelligence - London Tech Week & Swiss Fintech Week 2026 access Applications close April 30th! 🔗 Spots are limited—learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gYzttXfy USA Launching Pad 🚀 Tenity #Fintech #MarketExpansion #SwissFintechWeek #Europe #GTM

For U.S. Fintechs Entering Europe: Announcing Market Activation Program to London and Zurich, May-July 2026. Together with Tenity, we’re launching the Fintech Market Activation Program, built for U.S. fintechs ready to turn European expansion into real traction. Gain access to your top potential customers in Europe’s two most important financial centers with our proven methodology and Tenity’s local presence and connections. Over 8 weeks, growth-stage U.S. fintech companies are given structured access to the financial ecosystems in London and Zurich. Attend two of Europe’s most important tech events - London Tech Week and Swiss Fintech Week. The program includes access to both and places you on the inside when the ecosystems are most active. That means: → Higher density of decision-makers. We help you identify and contact your top potential customers. → Faster access to conversations that matter. Our European-based Fintech experts help you connect with the most relevant partners. → More opportunities to build real pipeline. Our proven methodology helps you build relationships faster. The Fintech Market Activation Program is for growth-stage U.S. fintechs ready to build traction in Europe. This isn’t about market entry theory. It’s about building pipeline where it matters. What’s included: → Structured market access to key networks, partners, and opportunities in London and Switzerland → Account-based introductions to 30 top institutions → Deep regulatory + competitive market intelligence → Access to London Tech Week and Swiss Fintech Week 🔗 Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/e4SYf4BA Applications close April 30. #Fintech #MarketExpansion #SwissFintechWeek #Tenity #Europe

AI is changing consulting. Generic research? Automated. Basic analysis? Faster than ever. Content creation? Increasingly AI-powered. Information alone is no longer valuable. As Matt shares in this clip, clients don’t pay for information anymore. They pay for clarity. They pay for confidence. They pay for speed. And ultimately, they pay for revenue. That’s exactly where USA Launching Pad 🚀 operates. We use AI to accelerate research, sharpen targeting, and personalize outreach at scale. But AI doesn’t replace judgment, it amplifies it. What matters in U.S. expansion isn’t more data. It’s knowing what to do with it. - Which ICP to prioritize - Which motion to design - Which messaging will convert - Which signals actually indicate traction As we always say, technology increases speed. But clarity drives results. At USA Launching Pad 🚀, we combine AI-powered execution with operator-level judgment to help international founders move faster, without moving blindly. Entering the U.S. isn’t about gathering more information, but turning insight into revenue, with confidence and speed. Learn more about what USA Launching Pad does and offers here➡️usalaunchingpad.com Wayne Sutton #USExpansion #AI #GoToMarket #StartupGrowth #InternationalFounders