In every new movement, there are leaders, and some of them are discrete, some of them are outspoken : - either internally e.g as CEOs - or externally e.g as content creators Among these some define themselves as thought leaders, evangelists, public speaker or Gurus. They either are or feel…

Episode 1 is here : https://rom1vidal.medium.com/the-great-resignation-whats-next-1-of-2-4041b0b4fbee? Episode 2 : It’s not that simple People come in all shapes and sizes and we’re talking about convictions, purpose, meaning … It’s a very personal matter, which makes it hard for startups to compete, since there’s an element of matching which significantly reduces the amount of talent you can target.

A few recent stats : 40% of the global workforce were considering quitting their job in 2021 ( Microsoft’s 2021 Work Trend Index) 65% of employees are looking for a new job and 88% of executives experience higher turnover than normal (PricewaterhouseCoopers survey August 2021) 73% (of Fortune 1000) CEOs…

I’ve been attracted to “non traditional” mentors for ever, instead of systematically having ex entrepreneurs / CEOs mentor new ones. Sometimes it works great, don’t get me wrong. But sometimes it doesn’t : Business changes fast, you might have been a great marketing person 30 years ago. But are you…

I’ve been a VC for 11 years, an entrepreneur for more than 15 and a dad for 4.5 years I’ve always dreamt about one thing : raising happy children For a while I’ve been thinking about what I could do to align my work with my personal goals. One thing…

UpSkilling is now one of the top four concerns of CEOs worldwide (according to PWC’s Global CEO Survey) Add to this the Covid-19 crisis, which makes most traditional employee upskilling methodologies irrelevant: it becomes clear that most companies are not equipped to tackle this issue in the near future. UpSkilling…

As VCs we care about startups being acquired. And while trying to figure out what the best homes for our best RetailTech startups would be, we noticed there was a big gap between the US and Europe in that field. In this article we will analyze the main differences between…

Les retailers et la technologie, 2 stratégies : Make or buy ? Faire soi même (ou faire faire un outil sur mesure) ou acheter une offre sur étagère ? Telle est la question. Beaucoup de gros acteurs aujourd’hui en France ont tendance à penser qu’il y a plus a gagner…

Beaucoup de startups nous ont croisé sur des salons “métier” (NRF, Monaco 1to1,…) et nous ont fait part de leur surprise. Un entrepreneur : “Tu cherches des boites ?” Nous : “Non, on est la pour aider les sociétés du portefeuille CapHorn.” Lui : Ha bon ? …