Grid bottlenecks, subsidy trade-offs, and narrative barriers are slowing Dutch deeptech from reaching global scale. Drawn from four private CEO dinners across the Future of Compute and Energy verticals, this report surfaces what founders rarely say in public. From electricity infrastructure and public funding design to research partnerships and corporate engagement, the findings point to concrete opportunities for coordinated action. Whether you are a deeptech founder, a policymaker, or an ecosystem partner, this is what the ecosystem is actually saying.