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Discuss a consulting project in European market entry, sales execution or practical AI workflows. Share your current challenge, available evidence and the outcome you want to achieve.

Independent consulting · Barcelona / EuropeReplies within ~2 business daysLinkedIn: demalherbe

Consulting projects

Market-entry planning, pipeline diagnosis and AI workflow pilots with clear deliverables, owners and review criteria.

Founders

Opening Europe, hiring the first VP Sales Europe, or fixing execution between €1M and €10M ARR.

Investors

Portfolio company support for Europe GTM, country sequencing, revenue leadership, and operator-led diligence.

  • A US or international SaaS company at roughly €1M–€10M ARR deciding whether and how to open Europe.
  • A board or founder hiring a first VP Sales Europe, CRO, or GM Europe and wanting a sharper scorecard.
  • An expansion that has stalled — wrong first market, wrong first hire, or a US playbook that is not converting in Europe.
  • A recruiter with a revenue leadership mandate that needs a Europe-from-zero operator, not a manager of mature teams.
  • VP Sales / CRO Europe search: define the scorecard, sit on the interview panel, and pressure-test the final hire against market-opening evidence.
  • First-market entry plan: which country first, the ICP and trigger events, the inbound-vs-outbound motion, and a 12-month milestone ladder.
  • Stalled-expansion diagnostic: find why Europe is not converting — market, hire, pricing, or motion — and a concrete fix sequence.
  • Interim / fractional revenue leadership: player-coach for the first 6–12 months until a permanent VP Sales Europe is in seat.
  • Operator-led commercial due diligence: assess a portfolio company's Europe GTM, team, and pipeline quality before or after an investment.
  • Barcelona hub setup: entity vs EOR, the first commercial hires, and comp design for early European sales roles.

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