Expand beyond
borders. Build a
business that wins globally.

We help ambitious founders launch, establish, and scale international operations — with the same operators from day one to day 500.

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Active markets
0 days
Avg. market setup
0%
Milestone hit rate
The opportunity

Most companies enter markets. We help you thrive in them.

Entering a new country is one of the biggest growth opportunities — and one of the hardest bets a business makes. Product, positioning, pricing, and channel behave differently in every market. We bring the operators who've done it, and the local networks that unblock you.

5
Regions covered
1
Operating team
Regions we serve
UK & Europe
Regulated entry, endorsements, hires
12
founders
Middle East
Free zones, mainland, family office capital
24
founders
North America
Delaware C-corp, EB-1, GTM playbooks
9
founders
Asia-Pacific
Singapore HQ, SEA rollout, capital access
16
founders
India
HQ market · inbound + outbound
80+
founders
The problem

It's rarely the
product.

Most expansions don't fail because the product is poor. They fail because the wrong market was picked, in the wrong sequence, without a partner who could hold the whole plan.

70%
of international expansions under-deliver or shut down within 36 months.
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The usual way

Ten vendors. One founder holding it together.

A patchwork of consultants, agencies, developers, lawyers, recruiters, marketers — each optimizing their slice, none owning the outcome.

Wrong market picked, in the wrong sequence
Compliance and licensing surprises mid-launch
Product not adapted to local buyer behavior
No local network — every intro takes months
Hiring the first five people from the wrong pool
Ten vendors, ten roadmaps, one founder in the middle
The First500days way

One team. One plan. From day one to day 500.

A single strategic partner across research, setup, product, GTM, and hiring. Same operators writing the plan and shipping it.

Market-fit diagnostic before a rupee is spent
One compliance calendar across every jurisdiction
Product, pricing, and channel tuned per market
Warm intros to lawyers, hires, and first customers
Named operators lead diagnostic and delivery
One team writes the plan and ships the plan
Our global expansion framework

Six stations. A proven path from local win to global scale.

Every successful international business follows a structured journey. Here's ours, in days.

01
Phase 01 · Week 1–3

Market Opportunity Assessment

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01
Phase 01 · Week 1–3
The objective

Before investing significant time or capital, we help you answer the most important question: is this the right market for your business, and in what sequence?

Week 1–3
Timeline
7
Services
5
Deliverables
Services included
Market research
Customer research
Competitor benchmarks
Pricing benchmarks
Regulatory environment
Entry barriers
Distribution channels
Deliverables
5 outputs
01 Market feasibility report
02 Competitor analysis
03 Entry strategy
04 GTM roadmap
05 Risk assessment
02
Phase 02 · Week 4–8

Business & Legal Setup

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02
Phase 02 · Week 4–8
The objective

Once the opportunity is validated, we set the structural and operational foundation required for cross-market growth: entity, capital, compliance ready from day one.

Week 4–8
Timeline
7
Services
4
Deliverables
Services included
Company incorporation
Banking support
Tax & compliance
Trademark & IP
Accounting setup
Insurance
Legal contracts
Deliverables
4 outputs
01 Registered entity
02 Bank account
03 Compliance calendar
04 Cap table + docs
03
Phase 03 · Month 3–4

Product Localization & Technology

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03
Phase 03 · Month 3–4
The objective

A product that succeeds in one market is not automatically ready for another. We tune the product, tech stack, and customer experience for local expectations.

Month 3–4
Timeline
7
Services
4
Deliverables
Services included
Product localization
Tech readiness audit
MVP development
PMF sprints
Website localization
CRM setup
App integrations
Deliverables
4 outputs
01 Localized product
02 Analytics stack
03 Regional landing pages
04 QA test plan
04
Phase 04 · Month 4–7

Go-To-Market & Customer Acquisition

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04
Phase 04 · Month 4–7
The objective

A regulated business is more than a legal entity — it is a customer engine. We build the acquisition, activation, and retention loops that scale.

Month 4–7
Timeline
7
Services
4
Deliverables
Services included
SEO
Paid marketing
Media outreach
Lead nurture
Community building
Enterprise partnerships
Local BD
Deliverables
4 outputs
01 Weekly pipeline
02 CAC benchmarks
03 Content calendar
04 CS playbook
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Phase 05 · Month 6–10

Building Local Operations

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05
Phase 05 · Month 6–10
The objective

Growth depends on operational excellence. As you expand, we help you hire the right people, install the processes, and stand up the systems for a new market.

Month 6–10
Timeline
7
Services
4
Deliverables
Services included
Hiring strategy
Team design
HR frameworks
Ops finance
Vendor management
KPI dashboards
Performance reviews
Deliverables
4 outputs
01 First 5 hires
02 Ops playbook
03 KPI cadence
04 Board pack template
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Phase 06 · Month 10–18

Scale & Optimize

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Phase 06 · Month 10–18
The objective

A market win is the beginning of a new S-curve. We turn a first-market win into a repeatable, capital-efficient global growth engine.

Month 10–18
Timeline
7
Services
3
Deliverables
Services included
Investor readiness
M&A intros
Strategic partnerships
New-market benchmarks
New product launches
Fundraising diligence
Board setup
Deliverables
3 outputs
01 Board-grade data room
02 Strategic KPI review
03 Ongoing operator support
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Industries we work with

Built for innovation-driven sectors.

Where technology and scalable business models create competitive advantage across borders.

Most active

Artificial
Intelligence

14 active engagements across model, product, and GTM.

14
Active
engagements
SaaS
11 engagements
FinTech
8 engagements
HealthTech
6 engagements
ClimateTech
5 engagements
IoT
4 engagements
MarketingTech
4 engagements
Digital Platforms
3 engagements
Professional Services
3 engagements
Consumer Business
6 engagements
PropertyTech
2 engagements
DeepTech
3 engagements
EdTech
3 engagements
MediaTech
2 engagements
Why First500days is different

Strategy and execution, under one roof.

Advisors who build alongside — not agencies that hand you a report and step back.

Strategy + Execution, in the same room.

Advisors that build alongside — from boardroom to launch, weekly working sessions, monthly reviews, and the same operators from diagnostic through delivery.

1
Team, four practices
20+
Yrs avg. operator XP
$8M+
Co-invested

Startup DNA

Built by founders — we understand pace, resource constraints, and product velocity from the inside.

Technology Expertise

In-house AI, data, and product capability to unlock faster ways to build and to scale.

Global Business Perspective

Active in eighteen countries. Operational, commercial, and technical fluency in each.

Skin in the Game

Fee-plus-equity structures available. We win when you win — and we've co-invested $8M+ to date.

Local Networks, Warm Intros

On-ground partners for lawyers, hires, and first customers in every market we work in.

Services at a glance

Everything your expansion needs.

Six columns. One team. Every workstream a founder needs to cross a border and keep going.

Strategy
Business Setup
Technology
Growth
Operations
Scale
Market research
Company incorporation
Product localization
SEM optimisation
Hiring
Business tuning
Market entry strategy
Compliance
MVP development
Content marketing
Legal advisory
Strategic advisory
Competitor analysis
Banking
Tech readiness audit
Digital marketing
KPI dashboards
Investor relations
Pricing strategy
Trademark protection
Data & analytics
PR & branding
Financial planning
Fundraising diligence
Risk assessment
Corporate structuring
CRM setup
Sales training
KPI framework
Leadership advisory
Selected case studies

Real ventures. Real outcomes.

See how founders turned ideas and existing businesses into live, scalable platforms with hands-on strategy, product, and go-to-market support.

Clipverse case study
Social · Media
India
1,000+
Users in 3 months
12 months
Ideation → Live · Full venture build

Clipverse from an idea to a live platform, built from zero

A founder with an idea, capital and no team went from concept to a registered company running a live content platform in twelve months.

GU
Goupal Uujjainwal
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UrbanXperts case study
Service marketplace
India
6
Apps launched
6 months
Offline → Digital · Product development

UrbanXperts a working business, put onto software

Six applications across customers, professionals and admin — an offline home-services operation moved onto a live platform in six months.

YS
YP Sisodia
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Paraclasses case study
EdTech
India
4
Applications built
12 months
Local → National · Strategy · Product · GTM

Paraclasses from a full classroom to a country-wide platform

A profitable Faridabad coaching institute, its teaching now on web, Android and iOS — the same mentor, no longer bound by the size of the room.

AD
Arun Dixit
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Global Market Expansion

Ideas to help you enter, operate, and scale globally.

Practical insights on market entry, localisation, operations, and building sustainable growth across borders.

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