Scale Your Startup Profitably
Without External Capital

The Scaling Maturity Framework

Stop burning cash on growth that doesn't scale. Transform your startup into a self-financed, profit-driven machine that expands with leverage—not just more people and costs.

Identify bottlenecks before they become crises
Scale sustainably at 50-100% annually with your own cash
Build systems that create leverage, not just growth

Based on 20+ years of experience across 20+ self-financed tech startups

The Problem: Growth That Doesn't Scale

❌ Proportional Growth

More revenue requires more people, more costs, more complexity. You're growing, but not scaling.

❌ Scaling Advice for VC-Backed Startups

Most frameworks assume you have external capital. They don't work when you're self-financed.

❌ Bottlenecks Become Crises

By the time you see the problem, it's too late. You're already in crisis mode.

❌ No Systematic Approach

You're making scaling decisions based on intuition, not evidence. This creates instability.

The Solution: Scaling Maturity

A mechanism-based framework specifically designed for self-financed tech startups. Transform growth-induced pressure into precise structural adaptations that stabilize your system before further expansion.

The Core Sequence

pressure clarity small redesign stability scaling

This operational sequence transforms growth-induced pressure into sustainable scaling through systematic constraint identification and structural redesign.

What You'll Achieve

  • Scale at 50-100% annually using your own cash flow
  • Identify bottlenecks before they become crises
  • Build systems that create leverage, not just growth
  • Make evidence-driven scaling decisions
  • Avoid the founder dependency trap
  • Maintain profitability while scaling

What Makes This Different

  • Designed specifically for self-financed startups
  • Based on real-world experience, not VC theory
  • Mechanism-based, not just frameworks
  • Evidence-driven, not intuition-driven
  • Systematic approach to scaling decisions
  • Proven across 20+ tech startups

Products & Services

Everything you need to scale profitably. From foundational knowledge to hands-on implementation.

Coming Soon
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The Book

Scaling Maturity: Profit-Driven Scale in Tech Startups

The complete guide to scaling self-financed tech startups profitably. Practical frameworks, real-world examples, and actionable insights.

You'll Learn:
  • How to distinguish growth from scaling
  • Financial metrics that actually matter
  • How to identify and solve bottlenecks
  • Scaling strategies without VC funding
  • Financial OKRs for self-financed startups

Available: Q1 2026

Coming Soon
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Online Courses & Workshops

Turn Knowledge Into Skills

Interactive courses and workshops that transform framework knowledge into practical skills through case studies, exercises, and peer learning.

What's Included:
  • Self-paced online course
  • Cohort-based masterclasses
  • Interactive workshops
  • Case study analysis
  • Peer learning community

Launching: Q2 2026

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Strategic Scaling Advisory

1-on-1 & Team Consulting

Direct application of Scaling Maturity to your company's unique constraints, bottlenecks, and growth opportunities.

Services Include:
  • Scaling readiness assessment
  • Bottleneck diagnosis & redesign
  • Team alignment workshops
  • Financial OKR implementation
  • Monthly advisory retainers

Launching: Q3 2026

🎯 Complete Scaling Solution

Get everything: Book + Course + Consulting + Software Platform. The complete Scaling Maturity ecosystem for your startup.

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Built on Real Experience

Andrej Albrecht, MSc, MBA

Founder & Creator of Scaling Maturity

With 20+ years of experience across 20+ self-financed tech startups, Andrej has seen what works and what doesn't when scaling without external capital.

The Scaling Maturity framework is based on systematic observation, real-world application, and academic research from his MBA thesis at Munich Business School.

Academic Foundation:

MBA Thesis: "Financial OKRs and Their Role in Self-Financed Scaling of Tech-Startups"

Munich Business School, 2025

Scientific Paper:

Scaling Maturity: A Framework for Profit-Driven Growth in Self-Financed Tech Startups

In preparation for publication

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