May 10, 2022A must read piece : Randstad CEO Foreword to WorkMonitor 2022We’re living in a state of great uncertainty, after Covid, here comes an economic downturn and War in Europe … Impossible not to expect major changes in how people behave during times like this. …People Management6 min readPeople Management6 min read
Mar 29, 2022The problem with (Tech) GurusIn 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. …VC3 min readVC3 min read
Feb 24, 2022The great resignation, what’s next ? (episode 2/2)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.Great Resignation4 min readGreat Resignation4 min read
Feb 2, 2022The great resignation, what’s next ? 1 (of 2)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…Great Resignation3 min readGreat Resignation3 min read
Jan 21, 2022How it all startedI’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. …VC3 min readVC3 min read
Jan 7, 2022Welcome to Teampact.ventures ;)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…VC3 min readVC3 min read
Jan 27, 2021Investing in Easy MovieUpSkilling 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…Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Sep 20, 2019The State of Retail Tech M&A in Europe and the USAAs 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…Venture Capital4 min readVenture Capital4 min read
Dec 6, 2018La technologie : Faire en interne ou acheter une solution tech ? une analyse chiffrée des performances des 2 stratégies dans le RetailLes 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…Innovation6 min readInnovation6 min read
Published in Blog CapHorn Invest·May 31, 2018Un VC sur un salon métier ?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 ? …Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
