26.06.2026

Why 99% of Startups Fail & How to Survive the First Year

Why 99% of Startups Fail & How to Survive the…

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In this episode of the Secret Experts Podcast, host Ryan sits down with Laurens De Rooij, the founder of Velox Consilium. As a Chartered IT professional and qualified business coach, Laurens specializes in helping organizations turn complex problems into actionable clarity. He shares his unique methods for diagnosing organizational issues, from running 5-day intense management bootcamps to utilizing "Fishbone diagrams" for root cause analysis.

Whether you are a startup founder doing everything in your garage or a C-suite executive at a global bank, Laurens breaks down the exact reasons businesses struggle to scale and execute.

If you want to listen to the podcast you can do so here.

  • IT
  • Business Growth
  • Business strategy
  • SCALE UP ADVICE
  • Startup

I founded Velox Consilium to help small and medium-sized organisations turn their current confusion into clarity, and that clarity into practical, measurable results.

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