Welcome to ScaleUp Advisor

I’m Marcus Friman, and my mission is to help startups scale and achieve success.

With years of hands-on experience across Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Engineering Leadership, and Strategic Board roles, I bring a comprehensive approach to startup growth. In 2007, I co-founded Netrounds, a software company that was successfully acquired by Juniper Networks in 2020.

To learn more about my journey, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn—link provided at the bottom of the page.

Marcus Friman

My key contributions

Business strategy

Help with Positioning

"Positioning is the act of deliberately defining how you are the best at something that a defined market cares a lot about."

- April Dunford

If you’re struggling to win new customers, the issue might be your positioning. Is it clear, compelling, and aligned with what your target customers values?

I can help you refine your differentiation from competitors, identify the right target market, and ensure that both your sales presentations and marketing messages are consistent and impactful.

I firmly believe that deliberate and well-executed positioning is critical. It can be the deciding factor between success and failure.

Business strategy

General Advisor

As a general advisor to your startup, my role is to help guide strategic discussions and decisions that move your business beyond the status quo and toward growth.

I typically contribute experetise in the following areas:

  • Positioning
  • Strategy
  • Product management
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Organisational Development

Business strategy

Product Management

As your customer base grows, it’s crucial to establish scalable processes and structures for your product team.

I can assist your team with:

  • Implementing a streamlined, agile process that’s easy to adopt and practical in day-to-day operations.
  • Introducing Jira and Confluence, while guiding the team on managing issues and prioritization effectively.
  • Reviewing and optimizing product packaging, pricing models, and pricing tiers.
  • Defining appropriate support levels and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Evaluating and improving product documentation.

My contributions are backed by years of experience in product management, agile methodologies, and working with distributed software development teams.

Contact Me

Get in touch with me for any inquiries or support.

Email: marcus@scaleupadvisor.io

Phone: +46 (0)70 666 2733

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