Executive Education Event

Webinar: Global Re-Industrialisation Programme (GRIP)

Webinar: Assessing Deep Tech Readiness for Scale with BCSA

Many deep tech companies struggle not because the technology is weak, but because the offering is not yet mature enough to support scalable growth. In this webinar, DTU and Nordic Alpha Partners introduce the BCSA model — Better, Cheaper, Simpler, Available — as a practical framework for assessing value proposition maturity beyond traditional product-market fit thinking.

Participants will gain insights into how investors, board members and operators can use BCSA to evaluate whether a solution is truly ready for commercial and industrial scaling, and hear reflections from a former GRIP participant on how such tools can be applied in practice.

Content:

Introduction to the BCSA model: Better, Cheaper, Simpler, Available
How BCSA helps assess whether a deep tech solution is likely to be widely adopted by stakeholders in its value chain
Why the classic value prop of being better and cheaper is less important in industrial growth journeys
How investors and operators can use BCSA as a practical lens for evaluating scalability
Reflections from a former GRIP participant on applying the tools in practice
Introduction to the Global Re-Industrialisation Programme (GRIP)

Audience:

Investors, board members, senior executives in deep tech and industrial scale-ups, business developers, innovation leaders, and others working with commercialization, scaling and investment readiness in technology-driven companies.

Takeaway:

Participants will gain a practical introduction to the BCSA model and a clearer understanding of how features and price are less important when it comes to the scalability of deep tech companies. They will also get concrete perspectives on how such tools can be applied in practice by investors, boards and operators.

Agenda

16:00 – Welcome & Introduction, Jason Li-Ying, DTU
16:10 – The BCSA Model – “The forgotten value prop behind industrial deeptech scaling”, Laurits Bach Sørensen, Nordic Alpha Partners
16:30 – Applying the Toolkit in Practice, GRIP alumni perspectives
16:45 – Q&A (Moderated by Torben Andersen)
16:55 – Closing remarks & Introduction to GRIP Cohort 3
17:00 – End

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Fakultet, bestyrelsesmedlemmer og rådgivere

Anne Malberg Horsager

Programmedirector for DTU Board Education

Anne Malberg Horsager har en kandidatgrad i Learning Processes and Change Management fra Aalborg Universitet, et diplom i IT fra Aarhus Universitet samt lederuddannelser fra CBS og Henley Business School. Med over 20 års erfaring inden for ledelse af digitale innovationsprocesser og forretningsudvikling spænder Annes entreprenørielle erfaring fra startups til scaleups og Corporate Entrepreneurship. Hun fungerer som mentor, konsulent og bestyrelsesmedlem i startups. Derudover er Anne programdirektør ved DTU CEL – Corporate Entrepreneurial Leadership.

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