fde.builders

Why startups stall in Europe

Four things stall AI startups in Europe. None of them is the product.

  1. 01 Culture
  2. 02 Retention
  3. 03 Local partner
  4. 04 Speed

01 Culture

Nobody there knows how to deploy your technology. Local contractors build their way. Your standards, your product judgment and your way of working stay in San Francisco.

The problem

Your team
Contractor
Customer

Your way of building never reaches the customer.

What we do

Your team
Our partner
Customer

A partner learns it with your team in SF and carries it into the deployment.

02 Retention

Good engineers do not stay. Alone at a customer site, belonging to nobody, the best ones leave and take the deployment knowledge with them.

The problem

Engineer
Customer
Leaves

One engineer, alone, with nobody owning their growth.

What we do

Engineer
1:1s
Reviews
Rituals
Studio

A manager, 1:1s, reviews and a studio to belong to.

03 Local partner

Enterprise customers want someone local. A vendor nine hours away cannot sit in the steering meeting, speak the language or answer for the project.

The problem

SF
9 hours apart
Customer

Nine hours apart, and nobody accountable in the room.

What we do

SF
Local partner
Customer

A local partner in the same time zone, answering for the deployment.

04 Speed

Everything takes longer than the deal allows. An entity, hiring and onboarding come before anyone ships, while the customer waits.

The problem

EntityHiringOnboardingFirst deployment

Months of setup before the first deployment.

What we do

Existing teamDeployment

Start with a team that already exists, inside the customer.

Planning your first European deployment? We will tell you which of these you are about to hit.

danny@modulor.ventures