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Only 5% of European companies created from scratch since 1980 have made it to the list of 1000 biggest EU companies by market capitalisation. The equivalent figure for America is 22%.

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Iqbal Mohammed is Head of Innovation & Strategy at a digital innovation agency serving the DACH and wider European markets. He is the winner of the WPP Atticus Award for Best Original Published Writing in Marketing & Communication.
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