🧠 Finding Genius: Ying Shao, Co-Founder & CEO of Plantik

🧠 Finding Genius: Pierre Touzeau, Co-Founder of Claap

Pierre Touzeau is the co-founder of Claap, a B2B asynchronous video collaboration tool for distributed teams. Following a private beta, the team launched on Product Hunt, recently winning Best Product of the Week. Pierre comes from a strong marketing background at L'Oreal, the consummate French consumer beauty and cosmetics brand but pivoted into tech at 360Learning, a leading Learning Management System (LMS) where he helped expand the business into the US by way of NYC. We talk about the shift to remote work, pandemic tailwinds and setbacks, no-meeting policies, bringing context to virtual collaboration, decision-making for distributed teams and applying a B2C marketing philosophy to B2B products. Enjoy! Learn more about Claap 👉🏼 https://www.claap.io/ Product Hunt 👉🏼 https://www.producthunt.com/products/claap#claap #remotework #frenchtech #collaboration #startup #futureofwork --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/startup-roi-audio/message

🧠 Finding Genius: Rémy Astié, Founder & CEO of Vauban

Rémy Astié is the co-founder & CEO of Vauban. He is a French-born, UK-based entrepreneur working to build a new set of infrastructure for private investing. We discuss Vauban's founding story, the fundamentals of venture capital, the future of private markets, the role of blockchain and DeFi, and his perspective on the European Tech ecosystem. This video was produced in partnership with Vauban. To learn more, check out https://vauban.io/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXgtU3BzQW96MTR3WUhQaVI4T1JveDk5a3JuUXxBQ3Jtc0ttTEVBcUdGV096SEc2UGt2YmFWSnY3UmlSYmQ2OEhHdVVQU2lCZ3hHLWhBTG4yRWpjVHhLRjdKejV2di1TYThqbER0QTcyd1Nsc0dZeFltWlVwQ2xUQm12alhqMjcyZzFoYVNYU1pzWDMyMFVCWk5aNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fvauban.io%2F&v=cXOS_oM7h4E] Vauban is the easiest way to launch & run your venture investing. An all-in-one integrated solution to form syndicates, VC funds, & co-investment SPV programs that are built for the next generation of global venturers. From fundraising to exits, Vauban provides an automated back-office that handles the legals, banking, investor onboarding, and administration, which allows our clients to focus on what matters: finding the next unicorn & building investor relationships. Vauban has facilitated over $1bn of capital invested in companies such as Revolut, Bolt and Airbnb. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/startup-roi-audio/message

🧠 Finding Genius: Ying Shao, Co-Founder & CEO of Plantik

Ying graduated from HEC Paris School of Management, and worked in companies like L’Oréal, LVMH and French Tech star Devialet. She has 5 years of startup experience in both company building and scale-up phases, leading business development, strategy and marketing. Currently, she is the Co-Founder & CEO of Plantik Biosciences with the aim of shaping the future of plant breeding, starting with cannabis/hemp. Our conversation covered: • Ying's background & foray into the world of startups • Plant biodiversity, climate risk and agricultural points of failure • GMOs versus Gene-Editing • The Politics of Hemp/Cannabis • The Future for Plant Geneticists ***I wrote an article on the subject in December 2021 for Startup ROI called CRISPR & Cannabis [https://startuproi.substack.com/p/-crispr-and-cannabis?s=w] Producer's Note: Apologies in advance for bad audio quality on my end, I did my best to clean up the sound. The most important track is from Ying! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/startup-roi-audio/message

🧠 Finding Genius: Josh Dzielak, Co-Founder & CTO of Orbit

Josh [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dzello/] is a software engineer, developer advocate, and community builder. Originally hailing from Illinois (USA), he left for the Bay Area after graduating from university to pursue a career in web development after a short stint in consulting. His primary roles were held at Keen and Algolia (#FrenchTech!) where he pivoted from day-to-day coding into a developer advocate and full-time community builder. Currently, he lives in Paris and is the Co-Founder & CTO of Orbit, a platform for building, monitoring and accelerating your online communities. We talk about community-led growth, the potential for community-driven businesses and his experience as an international founder and leader. Shownotes: • Follow Josh on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dzello/) & Twitter (https://twitter.com/dzello) • Check out the Orbit product at orbit.love For more from the Finding Genius team, check out: • Startup ROI (https://startuproi.substack.com/) • Finding Genius (https://findinggenius.substack.com/) • Kyle on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwobrien/) & Twitter (https://twitter.com/RoiStartup) • Kunal on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunal-meh...) & Twitter (https://twitter.com/kunalm107) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/startup-roi-audio/message

🧠 Finding Genius: Elina Berrebi, Founding Partner at Revaia

Elina Berrebi is a founding partner at Revaia, the largest female-led venture fund in Europe. Along with her co-founder, Alice Albizzati, and the investment team and Revaia she has successfully raised and deployed their first growth fund of roughly €250M. Revaia is a mission-driven, pan-European growth equity fund with an emphasis on ESG principles and holdings in the public and private markets (otherwise known as a crossover strategy). Her multi-cultural upbringing, rigorous scientific background and passion for helping build the next generation of positive European companies brings a fresh perspective to the venture space. Shownotes: • Follow Elina on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elina-berrebi-35493a22/] & Twitter [https://twitter.com/ElinaBerrebi] • Check out Revaia's Medium [https://medium.com/gaia-voice] page for weekly content --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/startup-roi-audio/message