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Can Europe Win Energy Sovereignty? Anna Teyssot (Exergon) on Nuclear, Batteries and Scale-Up Risk
Europe's energy gap is widening as electrification and data centers add demand faster than the grid can deliver, and Anna Teyssot of Exergon argues that innovation, not fossil fuels, has to close it.
In this conversation, Anna Teyssot explains why Exergon invests in new nuclear, batteries and AI-powered energy efficiency. She walks through what it takes to launch a European gigafactory, from anchoring a first client to prototyping a full-size cell, and contrasts Verkor's focused approach with Northvolt's vertically integrated ambition. She also covers how early-stage capital in long-cycle hardware can be de-risked and sold on to later investors, and why growth rounds remain a structural bottleneck in Europe.
🔋 Why a gigafactory needs an anchor client and a proven in-house cell, and how Northvolt took on too many projects and sites at the same time
⚛️ How a venture fund reconciles long-maturing reactor technology with a fund life the host frames as 10-12 years: back the supply chain, de-risk, and exit through secondaries or strategic buyers
📊 Why technical due diligence is about founder mindset and stress-testing systems in the worst conditions, not just checklists
💸 The Series B gap in Europe and the role the Scale Up Europe fund may play
🇪🇺 Why local-content regulation on batteries can be a competitive advantage that the US lacks
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6 Oct 2026
How Do You Lead a Team When Nobody Teaches CEOs? - Emeric Ernoult (Agorapulse)
Most founders wait for a magic operator to rescue them from managing people, and Emeric Ernoult of Agorapulse argues that person does not exist. So what should a CEO do instead?
In this conversation, Emeric Ernoult draws on his book Chief Accountability Officer to argue that leading a team is the real work of entrepreneurship, yet no business school teaches it. He explains why hiring breaks long before the interview, why "hire fast, fire fast" is poor advice, and why "A players" is a misleading label. He also shares how he decides when persistence turns into stubbornness, and why he believes rocket-ship growth owes more to luck than to skill. Along the way he covers how to define quality content in an age of AI-generated overload.
🎯 Define what success looks like in a role one year out, then use it to filter candidates and shape onboarding
⏳ Hiring without diligence and then firing fast does not work, because a C-level hire needs at least six months to judge, with real outcomes often taking six to nine
📊 Score team members from one to five on how hard you would fight to keep them, and hold the conversation early when a score drops
🚀 Rocket-ship growth depends on timing, partners, and industry choice, so steady progress is a sounder gauge for continuing than ambition alone
✍️ Quality content starts with a narrow audience and high volume of practice, a point central to the Archie product
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2 Oct 2026
Does AI Force Lawyers to Defend Against AI? - Michael Grupp (Bryter)
AI is forcing lawyers to fight AI. As Michael Grupp puts it, "vibe lawyering" has arrived — clients now generate hundred-page legal opinions using ChatGPT, and legal teams need their own AI tools just to defend against the flood. The question is no longer whether law firms adopt AI assistants, but whether they can afford not to.
Grupp co-founded Bryter as a no-code automation platform for legal workflows, raised around $90 million, then had to pivot when generative AI changed everything. The original thesis — that every lawyer would build their own digital apps — proved wrong. Only legal engineers and ops teams actually build. So Bryter launched BEAMON, a mid-market AI assistant now used by over 17,000 lawyers across continental Europe. The discussion explores why seat-based pricing may not survive, why procurement has become irrational (firms buy AI as an employee perk, not an ROI play), and why winning in legal tech today means radical focus — integrating with niche practice-management systems, building region-specific research databases, and competing on speed and transparency rather than brand.
**Key Discussion Points:**
🎯 The legal AI market is fragmenting — horizontal giants dominate headlines, but mid-market and vertical players are thriving by solving specific problems in overlooked geographies and practice areas.
💰 Pricing will shift from per-seat to usage or outcome-based models as token costs rise and firms demand alignment between vendor value and what they pay.
⚖️ "Vibe lawyering" is real — AI-generated legal content forces the other side to adopt AI defensively, leveling the playing field rather than creating lasting competitive advantage.
🇪🇺 Europe's values (job security, work-life balance, regulatory protection) are both a strength and a constraint — the continent must change without abandoning what makes it livable.
🚀 Founders should stop thinking two years ahead — in fast-moving markets, decisions made today have measurable impact within three months.
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