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SuperConnector Show - business interviews, scaleup insights & creative entrepreneurs

SuperConnector Show - business interviews, scaleup insights & creative entrepreneurs

Scaling & Exiting a Tech Startup without Burning Out (with Cornelius Schmahl, ex-Uber & Lazada)

SuperConnector Show - business interviews, scaleup insights & creative entrepreneurs · Aug 3, 2026 · 1:25:19

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How do you scale & exit a tech business? Cornelius Schmahl has learned how to do this 9 times including at Lazada in Thailand (sold to Alibaba for $4 billion), scaling Uber across Germany, then Africa, then Russia (which exited at $1 billion) & helping to turn around a Rocket Internet company in the Middle East with 800 people & no direction! He's also started 3 companies of his own (2 burned completely & 1 exited). With 100+ angel investments across 6 continents & 9 unicorns under his belt (still a shareholder in 7), he's now on a mission to help others understand how to scale faster & better without burning out!

In addition to being Host of the SuperConnector Show podcast, Paul Lancaster is Founder, Event Producer and Host of the popular, monthly PLATFORM events and 5-day UK Startup and Scaleup Week festivals. He is also Coach and Mentor for busy entrepreneurs, business owners and leaders who want to focus and be more productive. Find out more at https://platformevents.ai & https://ukstartupweek.com

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