Venture Builders Meetup: The Scalable Boutique

Following five successful editions in Prague, COPS Ventures, in partnership with JetBrains, is launching this format in the Netherlands.

We are shifting the focus to professional service providers seeking to transition from traditional billable hours to scalable, recurring revenue models.

As we move through 2026, the traditional service growth model is facing two primary challenges:

• A chronic shortage of senior talent in the Dutch market, creating a hard ceiling for headcount-driven growth;
• Rapid commoditization of manual work, putting increasing pressure on billable-hour margins.

This session focuses on how boutique firms are addressing both by converting internal know-how into digital assets that scale independently of people.

Decoupling Revenue from Headcount
How firms are breaking the 1:1 link between staffing and growth to increase margins without additional senior hires

Institutionalizing IP
Turning “people-based” expertise into proprietary digital tools that remain a long-term asset of the firm

From Internal Tool to Market Offering
How to transition from internal automation to client-facing products — without turning your firm into a software agency

The full agenda and confirmed guest speakers will be shared with invited participants.

Info: Registration, welcome drinks, refreshments & informal networking

Info: Introduction to venture building and the emerging opportunities in the consultancy sector

Info: From building a consultancy to navigating the startup world

Info: Practical perspectives on scaling expertise into digital assets

Info: Open networking & peer exchange

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher COPS Solutions B.V. and JetBrains