Scaling Readiness Check
You’re growing. But are the foundations solid enough to scale without breaking? The Scaling Readiness Check gives you a clear, honest picture of where you stand across the 10 areas that determine whether scaling will work. Especially relevant if you’re actively fundraising, hiring fast, or pushing into new markets. You get an automated feedback with your results and recommendations for your next steps.
Take the Scaling Readiness Check
In 15 minutes, you work through 10 areas critical to scaling and get an automated feedback with recommendations for your next steps. Already used by founders across Europe, backed by accelerators including Vienna Business Agency, TU Wien and AIT.
Where Do You Stand?
See how your startup compares to other founders who’ve already taken the check, across all 10 scaling areas: Unique Selling Proposition & ICP, Product-Market Fit, Go-To-Market Readiness, Data for Decisions, Strategic Readiness, Funding Readiness, Operations Readiness, Execution Readiness, People & Culture, and Organization & Governance.
The most common gaps: Go-To-Market Readiness and Funding Readiness. Where does your startup stand?
What You Get in Your Results
- Your overall score across all 10 scaling areas
- How you compare to other founders who’ve taken the check
- Konsultori’s feedback on each area
- Where your score sits against the best-performing submissions
- An invitation to book a free strategy session to go deeper
Delivered straight to your inbox, minutes after you finish.
Free Monthly Session With Our Scaling Experts
Petra Wolkenstein and Michael Kubiena are startup trainers specialising in scaling, working with accelerators and universities across Austria and Europe, including Vienna Business Agency, TU Wien, and AIT.
Each month, a small number of founders who complete the check get invited to a free 1:1 session with them to work through their biggest scaling gap.
Selection is based on your check results, not sign-up order.
Adding more value to the day, Konsultori’s power-packed session on Scaling Readiness of startups was another meaningful & strategic event. Goal setting with OKRs, participatory leadership, employer branding, employee experience, employer & employee value proposition, people & culture readiness, hierarchy, operations readiness, go-to-market readiness and the smart RICE FACTOR engagement – REACH, IMPACT, CONFIDENCE & EFFORT. We shared a beautiful, interactive moment at ViennaUP, where our goals are aligned.
The Scaling Readiness Lab from Konsultori showed how to get ready for growth and taught strategies to prepare your company and team for the moves. Most important: Product Market Fit.
Scaling Readiness Run is probably the best program any of us (in the founder team) has attended. Its well-structured sequence of sprints is carefully designed and balanced: Actionable content is paired with practical frameworks, many of which we have started to integrate into our practice. Particular highlights among those topics were Product-Market-Fit, OKRs and the Employee Value Proposition. As a result of Konsultori’s Scaling Readiness Run, we have already made significant progress across various scaling dimensions and will continue to do so.
The Konsultori Scaling Readiness Run provided valuable insights, preparing us for a critical growth phase. We could use some frameworks immediately, like Financing and OKRs, while others provide a solid base for further development (Organization, Processes). We specifically liked the direct exchange with our peer group and its honest and transparent discussions about each other’s growth pains. On the other hand, the professional moderation of the Konsultori team during office hours went smoothly with the provided content!
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the Scaling Readiness Check for?
It’s designed for founders of early to mid-stage startups preparing to scale – typically post-MVP and pre-Series A. If you’re actively fundraising, hiring fast, or pushing into new markets, this check is relevant now.
Founders use their results to prioritise before fundraising, before hiring, before entering new markets.
What does it cover?
The check guides you through 10 areas critical to scaling readiness: Unique Selling Proposition & ICP, Product-Market Fit, Go-To-Market Readiness, Data for Decisions, Strategic Readiness, Funding Readiness, Operations Readiness, Execution Readiness, People & Culture, and Organization & Governance.
How does it work?
You go through a structured set of questions, each designed to reflect real situations founders face before scaling. Choose the option that best describes where you are today – it’s closer to a conversation with a mentor than a test.
How long does it take?
Most founders complete it in 15 to 20 minutes.
What do I get at the end?
You receive an automated feedback email with recommendations for your next steps. You can also request tailored scaling advisory from Konsultori.
Is it really free?
Yes. The check is free to complete. All you need to provide at the end is your email address to receive your results.
Who created this?
The Scaling Readiness Check was developed by Konsultori, based on hands-on advisory experience with founders navigating the path to scale. It is used across accelerator programs including Vienna Business Agency, TU Wien, and Culttech.
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