Summit | Dave Bailey (Founder Coach): Creating simplicity

<p>Complexity is one of the biggest barriers to scaling, and AI may make it worse. As building new features gets easier, the temptation is to keep adding.</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davesuperman/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dave Bailey</a>, CEO of <a href="https://www.foundercoach.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Founder Coach</a>, argues that scaling requires the opposite: subtraction. </p><p>In this talk from the EUVC Summit &amp; Awards Show 2027, he shares a practical framework for focusing on the goal that matters most, challenging plans that no longer serve it and removing the hidden priorities that create complexity.</p><p>Dave coaches venture-backed CEOs from Seed to pre-IPO and previously co-founded and scaled multiple venture-backed companies, including Delivery Hero.</p><p><strong>Highlights</strong></p><ul><li>Why simple scales and complex fails</li><li>How bigger goals and shorter timelines create clarity</li><li>Why AI can increase organisational complexity</li><li>How hidden goals and fear keep weak plans alive</li><li>Why raising the bar is a tool for subtraction</li></ul><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><ul><li>(01:15) Why simple scales and complex fails</li><li>(03:00) Why AI makes complexity worse</li><li>(03:40) Finding your simplifying goal</li><li>(05:15) Why bigger goals create clarity</li><li>(05:40) Compressing the timeline</li><li>(07:00) Clean thinking vs dirty thinking</li><li>(08:30) The hidden goal iceberg</li><li>(10:35) Why fear keeps bad plans alive</li><li>(10:50) Raising the bar through subtraction</li><li>(11:45) The path to simplicity</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Want to simplify how you scale? Book a discovery call with Dave Bailey to identify the challenges holding your company back and explore how Founder Coach can help.</p><p>https://www.eu.vc/products/dave-bailey-ceo-founder-coach</p>