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“Europe Needs to Stop Playing Small”: Abakar Saidov on What’s Blocking Scale in European Enterprise Tech
From fragmented markets to risk-averse capital, European startups face more structural barriers to scale than their US counterparts. Abakar Saidov, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Beamery, argues it’s not a lack of innovation that’s holding Europe back, it’s the systems around it. His message to policymakers, corporates, and founders? Stop playing small. Ask Abakar Saidov why Europe still struggles to produce global enterprise software champions, and his answer is clear:

Amy Wilson-Wyles
Oct 234 min read


AI’s Tornado Effect
Vodafone, Ocado, Deliveroo and the NHS on what AI really means for their industries, and for your sales pitch AI has been described as a tornado, tearing through industries at speed, leaving both transformation and turbulence in its wake. At Boardwave Live, leaders from Vodafone, Ocado, Deliveroo and the NHS shared what the storm looks like from the inside, and what vendors hoping to sell into their organisations should know. From groceries to global robotics James Matthews ,

Amy Wilson-Wyles
Oct 214 min read


From Start-Up Nation to Scale-Up Superpower: The Case for a Scale Up Investment Scheme
The UK is one of the best places in the world to start a company. But, one of the hardest to scale one. Over the past decade, schemes like the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) have powered a wave of innovation and entrepreneurship. They’ve helped thousands of founders get off the ground and fuelled billions in early-stage investment. Venture Capital Trusts have also channelled more than £11 billion into young businesses. But wh

Amy Wilson-Wyles
Oct 174 min read


Your Customers Aren't Searching Anymore. They're Getting Answers. And You're Not In Them.
The internet's grand bargain is dead. For twenty-five years, we've operated on a simple compact: publishers create content, search...
Rod Banner
Oct 15 min read


Boardwave Live 2025: Five key takeaways
We’re now two years into our 10-year mission to elevate Europe as the world’s leading technology powerhouse by 2033. And just like...

Amy Wilson-Wyles
Sep 266 min read


“Europe Could Be the New China of Services”: Revolut’s Antoine Le Nel on How the Region Can Scale Big
Europe has the ingredients to build global tech giants: talent, regulation, and cost advantage. But lacks the confidence to match....

Amy Wilson-Wyles
Sep 174 min read
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