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February 2021

Sigfox And The Risky Business Of Startup Heroes
As co-founder Ludovic Le Moan exits Sigfox, a lesson about a young ecosystem relying too much on any single startup for promotion.
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Chris O'Brien
Once CEO Clémentine Lalande: How I Sold Our Company
The keys included identifying primary objectives and sticking to your principles.
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Why e.ventures Expanded To France
Partner Jonathan Userovici discusses their first two French investments: Kili Technologies and Homa Games.
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Lessons From The French Tech Next40/120
The government's central role, looking for exits, and chasing international talent.
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Inside Logic Founders' New Fintech Studio
Camille Tyan has partnered with eFounders. He discusses how to find the right co-founders and fintech's future.
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Corporate VC: Why Orange Ventures Is Rebooting
President and Managing Partner Jérôme Berger discusses the decision to spin out the venture firm.
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January 2021

How Yubo Became An International Hit
CEO Sacha Lazimi talks about the failures that eventually led to success.
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French Connections: How Kili Technology Is Going Global
This is the second company co-founded by François-Xavier Leduc and Édouard d’Archimbaud. That experience is a big advantage.
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Seed Funding: How Frst Invests And Encourages Bigger Risks
Co-founders Pierre Entremont and Bruno Raillard see a Seed gap in France they want to plug.
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Salto Enters Streaming Wars To Reinvent (And Save) French Television
Shifting to an online subscription model mirrors the broader digital transformation challenges facing large French companies.
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Idinvest's Alexandre Dewez Dissects His Insanely Epic French Tech Slidedeck
Also this week: Ÿnsect's worms turn, Glose goes big with Medium, and the French government has thoughts on Trump and Twitter.
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