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Stop Fighting Alone: The Secret to Startup Survival
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- The iGaming Leader
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- Mar 14, 2026
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- 2389
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Summary
In this episode of the iGaming Leader Podcast, Leo Judkins sits down with Ebbe Groes, the co-founder and CEO of EveryMatrix. From a garage in 2008 to building the world’s largest casino aggregation platform, Ebbe has navigated the brutal realities of scaling a B2B giant without the "fuel" of massive venture capital. Ebbe shares the high-stakes decisions of EveryMatrix’s "survival" era between 2015 and 2017, where the company nearly ran out of cash and the team took massive salary cuts to keep the dream alive. He pulls back the curtain on why he ringing a literal bell in meetings to keep efficiency high, the "law of large numbers" that makes VCs dangerous for founders, and why his recent decision to bring his brother in as co-CEO is about building a multigenerational legacy. GUEST BIO Co-founder & CEO, EveryMatrix Ebbe Groes is a seasoned technology entrepreneur with a PhD in Economics and a proven track record of scaling software startups. Since co-founding EveryMatrix in 2008, he has transformed a bootstrapped venture into a leading global B2B iGaming provider that remains debt-free and founder-controlled. With nearly two decades of experience in the sector, Ebbe is known for his sharp commercial focus on tier-one clients and his commitment to maintaining product agility through modular, independent business units. Key Topics Discussed 00:00 – The VC calculation: Why investors push 60% of companies "down the drain" 02:00 – From garage to global giant: The EveryMatrix origin story 04:00 – Founder-led advantages: Fast decision-making vs. board bureaucracy 06:30 – Identifying bottlenecks: your Outlook calendar is your best leadership gauge 09:00 – The 2015–2017 crisis and nearly running out of cash 4:30 – Swapping salaries for equity during the lean years 20:00 – Why…