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Changing the Math: How Hard Tech Scales

#14 Laurits Bach Sørensen - Changing the Math: How Hard Tech Scales

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Ever wondered how to scale real-world innovation without the hype?

In this episode of Campus To Capital, we sit down with Laurits Bach Sørensen, Co-Founder of Nordic Alpha Partners, to unpack economic sustainability and the operator playbook behind Europe’s industrial reboot.

From BCSA (Better, Cheaper, Simpler, Available) to GP/CoE, Laurits shows how fundamentals - not buzzwords - drive adoption, profitability, and impact.

We talk about:

  • ​The operator lens: why execution beats slideware
  • ​Changing the Math: practical models for engineered hypergrowth
  • ​BCSA model & how to apply it tomorrow
  • ​Value creation beyond topline: ROIC, efficiency, and defensible moats
  • ​Europe’s edge in hard-tech: recycling, advanced manufacturing, hydrogen
  • ​Talent, capital stacks, policy - what Europe really needs next
  • ​Career advice for students who want to be builders, not just analysts


A conversation on turning hard-tech into market leaders - grounded in fundamentals, built for scale.

Many thanks to Laurits for joining the conversation!

NAP: https://www.nordicalpha.com/

Changing The Math: https://www.changing-the-math.com/

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