Roei Samuel, CEO at Connectd: Connectd is one of the fastest growing companies in Europe with 17m ARR

Connectd has grown to 17m ARR, building a cross-border network of senior talent and enabling companies to access specialised expertise on a flexible basis.Roei Samuel, CEO at Connectd, says the shift to fractional work is accelerating as companies rethink how they hire, increasingly relying on flexible, high-skill operators to support and augment teams, driven by strong UK–US growth and network effects.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel - check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: The multi-model database for AI agents. Check them out here: https://surrealdb.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction1:22 - What Connectd is building1:50 - Growth to ~17m ARR3:37 - Cross-border network effects6:00 - Why fractional work is accelerating9:25 - First exit and lessons learned11:01 - Founder mindset and performance18:11 - Scaling Connectd20:04 - AI and shift in hiring21:53 - How companies will operate in the future