Oz2US Webinar | Top 10 Must Dos and Don’ts to Prep for U.S. Expansion
🚀 For founders ready to go, or keen to know.
The difference between a successful U.S. entry and a costly retreat often depends on the foundational work completed before departure. Strategic preparation is the most critical lever to derisk market entry and ensure your startup is "market-ready" for the world’s most competitive stage.
Join us for this valuable one-hour online session (webinar + Q&A) designed to help you navigate the foundational complexities of the U.S. market, align your operations for global scale, and avoid the common tactical traps that stall Australian founders.
🛠️ Join us to learn how to:
Benchmark Your Readiness: Use evidence-based criteria to objectively score your product, market, and financial readiness across five critical pillars.
Identify Your "Beachhead": Define a narrow ICP and starting region to create the density required to shorten your initial learning loops.
Localise Your Value Proposition: Move beyond Australian messaging to craft a U.S.-ready, outcome-driven "transformation" that resonates with American buyers.
Build a "Proof Machine": Design high-impact, 30-to-90-day pilots that generate the specific metrics and references needed to bridge the U.S. trust gap.
Sequence Your Entity & Partner Stack: Identify specific commercial triggers for entity formation and when to activate your "support trinity" of legal, tax, and banking.
Execute Founder-Led Sales: Establish repeatable outreach sequences and discovery frameworks to validate your "wedge" before hiring U.S. sales talent.
Reduce Commercial Friction: Implement the minimum viable compliance and IP hygiene required to pass U.S. procurement and investor diligence.
Avoid "Expansion Traps": Recognise the common pitfalls in U.S. hiring, budgeting for "Tax Nexus," and managing distribution exclusivity.
Compiled from the cumulative knowledge of over 40 U.S.-expansion experts, VC advisors, and mentors, Robert Gallup (Founder, Oz2US Ventures) will share the definitive curated list of Must Dos and Don’ts of U.S. Expansion Preparation.
About Gallup
Robert Gallup, a California expat who has lived and worked in Silicon Valley, Silicon Beach, and Melbourne for 25 years, is an international CxO, serial founder, Valley VC advisor, and principal of Gallup Global Sales & Marketing, an Australian and U.S. strategy, branding, and marketing agency. He founded Oz2US Ventures to enable Australian founders to lead globally, and more effectively scale to the U.S. through comprehensive U.S.-expansion preparation and exceptional support resources and networks.
About Oz2US Ventures
Oz2US Ventures provides high-growth Australian founders with a unique, integrated pathway to U.S. success through intensive Sprints, Accelerators, and an optional Silicon Valley Landing Pad Residency. By blending comprehensive in-person programs with immersive in-market engagement, we bridge the gap between Australian preparation and U.S. execution. Empowered by a network of 40+ U.S. and Australian expansion mentors, service providers, and VC advisors, our programs equip founders with the strategic tools, proven playbooks, and relationship equity needed to thrive in the world’s most competitive market. We deliver a rare combination of intensive home-market preparation and immersive U.S. engagement, allowing innovators to better prepare, derisk, and accelerate their U.S. expansion with total confidence.
Upcoming Melb & Syd Oz2US Expansion Plan Sprints
Whether you're early-stage/MVP or later-stage/growth, prepare, derisk, and accelerate your U.S. expansion with confidence. Led by Oz2US Founder, Robert Gallup, this 6-week, high-impact program is fuelled by the expertise of over 40 U.S. and Australian mentors, service providers, and VC advisors. You will be guided through proven templates, checklists, and playbooks to produce a tailored, comprehensive, actionable U.S. Expansion Plan.
🚀 Ready to prepare, derisk and accelerate your U.S. expansion?
Program Details:
📅 Sydney Start: 7 April
📅 Melbourne Start: 8 April
🤝 In-Person Cohort Sessions: 5 x 2.5 hr workshops.
💻 U.S. Panel Webinars: 5 x 1 hr sessions with U.S. expansion experts and Silicon Valley legends.
🎯 Mentoring: 1:1 office hours available upon request.
🌐 Network: 40+ in-market intros and strategies from 24 U.S. experts.
🔗 More Info: For additional program details and to watch various prior cohort founders' "learnings & feedback" videos, go to Oz2US.ventures/founders/.
📧 Contact: [email protected]