"Are there enough people willing to pay a meaningful amount of money to have a problem solved?" Pedro Santos Vieira, Partner at 500 Global, reflects on Doers Summit, VC, founder-market fit, and the structural factors that determine which startup ecosystems produce global companies.
Every company is solving its own AI problems. Put enough of those companies in the same room, and individual experiences start to reveal where the industry is converging, where it isn't, and which questions remain genuinely unresolved.
From participation rates above 90% to measurable changes in team performance, Mirror 360's first large-scale deployment explores what becomes possible when feedback shifts from a periodic exercise to a continuous process.
More than 120 investors managing over €10B in assets showed up in Maribor this May. Podim exposed a reality shaping Europe’s tech ecosystem: while founders from smaller markets are entering global competition earlier, the infrastructure needed to scale still feels fragmented and relationship-driven.
