We just published H1'24 results: 🚀We booked $1.3B revenue in H1 2024 and we’re still growing 27% a year. 💪Each quarter’s results confirm that we made the right investments in the US, despite a lot of people questioning at the time. 😍US gross profit grew 93% in H1 and after

Mario Draghi's new report on EU competitiveness doesn't mince words. "Across different metrics, a wide gap in GDP has opened up between the EU and the US, driven mainly by a more pronounced slowdown in productivity growth in Europe. Europe’s households have paid the price in

Proud of my friend Nenad Milanović and what he has built with CAKE.com, creating amazing products such as Clockify, Plaky and Pumble!

Top clubs are expanding or rebuilding stadiums to maximize revenue and enhance fan experience, prioritizing long-term growth. For more stadium insights, check out our recent article: lnkd.in/dF2TN_dK

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Europe doesn’t have ambition. Europe doesn’t work hard. European companies don’t scale fast. Give me a break. Synthesia 🎥 today announced $100M ARR. Two Project Europe partners in Steffen Tjerrild Victor Riparbelli you legends! 🚀

Revolut will be a $200BN company. Why? They are a compound startup. They try 20 new products at a time. They create 10-person teams for each product. They allocate $2M to each team. They give them 24 months to execute. What works, they double down on. A machine. 👇

⚽️📊The 10th edition of the Football Clubs’ Valuation: The European Elite report ranks Europe’s 32 leading clubs by enterprise value. Real Madrid C.F. top the list again this year with a record-breaking €6.3 billion valuation.

"We’re investing against the thesis that basically all incumbents are going to get nuked, and everything is going to get re-built."

Senior leaders joined us in Milan this week for our Multi-Club Ownership: Executive Program ⚽ Our latest article captures key takeaways from speakers on how to manage MCO effectively. Learn more: footballbenchmark.com/w/multi-club-o…

Sporting Directors are now central to how football clubs operate ⚙️⚽ This week’s analysis maps out who holds these roles, what traits define them, and whether one person can realistically meet all the demands of the modern role. Read more: footballbenchmark.com/w/mapping-spor…

Top issues you face as a startup, in chronology: - No great cofounder - No real PMF yet - Running out of money - Too feature poor - Can't close strong 1.0 mgmt team - Competition bigger / faster / strong - Can't close strong 2.0 mgmt team - No strong second product / vertical

What lessons can be drawn from Europe’s most profitable clubs? 📊 This week’s analysis explores these different pathways to #profitability and the common lessons they offer to the wider industry. Read more: footballbenchmark.com/w/profitabilit…

Excited for Sequoia Capital to double down on ElevenLabs Mati Staniszewski and the team pushing the frontier of possibilities in AI audio. Rapid global adoption of Voice AI is an investment theme that’s working across B2C and B2B, from SMB to large Enterprise. Eleven is leading the way!

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💥 The day has come: #Klarna rings the bell at the NYSE. Not “just another IPO”… it’s the finish line of a long race. I ran my leg during 4 intense yrs at Klarna, and it’s inspiring to see Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Niclas & the team cross it brilliantly. Europe need more wins like this. 🚀

Fantastic football M&A analysis by the team at Football Benchmark

Looking forward to building with the DeepL team as we push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.

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Ringing the NYSE 🏛 bell was a highlight. But the reaction to DeepL Voice at @HumanX was the real high. These weeks in SF confirmed: 1) Celebrating is great. Building is better. 2) DeepL can unlock huge revenue growth to our customers expanding globally. 🚀