Running a software company can be an isolating job. When your market is specialised and your product is niche, it’s easy to assume every challenge has to be solved alone.
The Everfield Summit is a reminder that it doesn’t have to be. Every year, it brings our business leaders into one room to draw on the experience of colleagues who have been there before.
This year’s Summit took us to Mijas, Spain, where 41 leaders from our ecosystem met alongside Everfield’s management team for two days of open conversations guided by three themes: Share, Connect, Inspire.
All in the same boat: shaping what comes next
The Summit opened with a conversation about where we’re heading as a group, with business leaders and Everfield’s management team exchanging perspectives on our long-term direction, shared priorities and how to stay closely aligned as the ecosystem grows.
AI in SaaS: practical lessons from across the ecosystem
AI came up throughout the Summit. New capabilities are changing what software products can do, and with that comes pressure to keep up, both in the products they build and in modernising legacy code. Leaders shared how they are applying AI in their own businesses, and Everfield’s AI team brought these lessons together across companies, so each business can build on what has already been tested elsewhere.
Revenue growth and commercial performance
On the commercial side, much of the discussion came down to execution: building a strong sales culture, forecasting with greater confidence and solving the everyday challenges that slow growth down. A hands-on negotiation workshop focused on preparing for important customer conversations and reaching agreements that work for both sides.
People, culture and leadership in a growing group
Behind every software business is a team whose experience and commitment make growth possible. The Summit also focused on how to build those teams and support them as companies grow. In smaller roundtables participants shared ideas on leading through change and on how their teams can both contribute to and learn from the wider Everfield community.
Building a connected ecosystem
Our companies work in different markets and regions, so there’s a lot they can learn from each other. Many of them already work together, sharing customer insights and building partnerships. Over lunch, leaders from the same or adjacent verticals sat together to talk about what’s changing in their industries and find new ways to collaborate.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Mijas, shared their experiences and helped make this year’s Summit possible.
