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Mission BlaBlaCar est une porte d’entrée vers un monde entrepreneurial international. Les auteurs ont inséré l’ouvrage dans son environnement social et technologique en mentionnant de nombreuses autres expériences, sociétés, études et oeuvres. Retrouvez ici les liens directs vers toutes les références citées dans l’ouvrage :

Chapter 1

A few key sentences...

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When an idea’s time comes, many people will have it, because it emerges at the same time as the problems it aims to solve

Good ideas can't be stolen - they're already flying on their own!

Building a good product often means taking inspiration from what’s being done well, and adding what you do best.

[A SUPPRIMER]

[A SUPPRIMER]

Chapter references

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(1) Études sur la créativité selon l’âge. «Breaking Point and Beyond: Mastering the Future Today», G. Land et B. Jarman, San Francisco, Harper Business, 1993. https://www.amazon.com/Breakpoint-Beyond-Mastering-Future-Today/dp/0962660523

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(1) Listening to music stimulates creativity. “Happy creativity: Listening to happy music facilitates divergent thinking,” S. M. Ritter and S. Ferguson, PLoS ONE, 2017, 12(9). https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0182210

(2) Underworld's crazy bet. «Underworld, the rave pioneers relentlessly pushing creative limits», Ryan Baesemann, Mixmag, 2019. https://mixmag.net/feature/underworld-interview-drift-series-1

Contrasting experience - Pixar

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(1) How Pixar fosters collective creativity. “How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity”, E. Catmull, Harvard Business Review, Sept. 2008. https://hbr.org/2008/09/how-pixar-fosters-collective-creativity

(2) Les secrets de l’inspiration selon le fondateur de Pixar. «Creativity, Inc. : Les secrets de l’inspiration par le fondateur de Pixar», E. Catmull et A. Wallace, Paris, Talent Éditions, 2020. https://livre.fnac.com/a14653610/Ed-Catmull-Creativity-Inc

(3) The Pixar model and the reasons for its unique success. “To Infinity and Beyond: Pixar's Movie Making Success,” J. Baird, Digital Initiative, Dec. 6, 2015. https://digital.hbs.edu/platform-rctom/submission/to-infinity-and-beyond-pixars-movie-making-success/

Contrasting exeperience - King

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(1) Nombre d’utilisateurs actifs mensuels de King. Number of monthly active users (MAU) of King worldwide from 1st quarter 2012 to 3rd quarter 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281595/king-digital-entertainment-quarterly-mau/

(2) La fabrique à jeux de l’entreprise qui a créé Candy Crush. «How King’s Candy Crush making ‘factory’ creates », D. Tach, 7 mai 2014. https://www.polygon.com/2014/5/7/5690738/how-king-makes-games-candy-crush-farm-heroes

(3) « Understanding King.com’s production line », Z. Street, 7 oct. 2013. https://www.gamesbrief.com/2013/10/understanding-king-coms-production-line/

(4) « How King is crushing games data », T. Sekinag, 25 févr. 2018. https://www.dataiq.co.uk/articles/articles/how-king-crushing-games-data

Contrasting experience - TikTok

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(1) Comparaison de temps mis par les grands réseaux sociaux pour atteindre 1 milliard d’utilisateurs. « How to become TikTok famous », A. Nicolaou, Financial Times, 8 nov. 2019. https://www.ft.com/content/dd7234e8-fcb9-11e9-98fd-4d6c20050229

(2) How TikTok is redefining the rules of social networking. “How TikTok is rewriting the world,” C. H. J. Springer, The New York Times, Oct. 27, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/10/style/what-is-tik-tok.html

(3) An investigation into TikTok's highly secretive algorithm. “Inside TikTok's Highly Secretive Algorithm”, Wall Street Journal, Jul. 21, 2021. https://www.wsj.com/video/series/inside-tiktoks-highly-secretive-algorithm/investigation-how-tiktok-algorithm-figures-out-your-deepest-desires/6C0C2040-FF25-4827-8528-2BD6612E3796?utm_source=morning_brew

Contrasting experience - Patagonia

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(1) Les bénéfices de rester fidèle à ses engagements et à sa mission. « Staying true to your vision pays. Just ask Patagonia », Tom & Jerry, Medium, 10 mai 2020. https://tom-and-jerry.medium.com/staying-true-to-your-vision-pays-off-2d32df2c35d6

(2) "Exclusive: Patagonia’s new CEO talks about the future of the beloved brand", Jeff Beer, 2020. https://www.fastcompany.com/90553967/exclusive-patagonias-new-ceo-talks-about-the-future-of-the-beloved-brand

(3) Concrete examples of non-traditional management. “Eureka! some leaders thumb their noses at traditional management”, P. Auger, The Conversation, Feb. 18, 2021. https://theconversation.com/eureka-certains-dirigeants-font-un-pied-de-nez-au-management-traditionnel-155333

(4) Le management par l’absence, la méthode d’Yvon Chouinard, fondateur de Patagonia. « Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman », Y. Chouinard, Penguin books, 2016. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/536777/let-my-people-go-surfing-by-yvon-chouinard-foreword-by-naomi-klein/


Chapitre 2

A few key sentences...

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BlaBlaCar is a bit like hitchhiking in Technicolor.

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The emergence of online interaction profiles [is] to trust what the advent of the telephone [has] been for our modes of communication: a break in space and time, connecting us to everyone instantly and without having to travel.

The brand conveys confidence!

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The desire to succeed is half of success. The other half is work.

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Trust is the driving force behind the economy, because it enables exchange

A large part of our individual motivation to build beautiful things comes from the feeling of freedom that comes from the satisfaction of acting in line with our convictions.

Chapter references

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(1) Conference on “Trust, the driving force behind sharing”. “La confiance, moteur de partage: Frederic Mazzella at TEDxPantheonSorbonne”, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ianY-3QvqiE

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(2) Study on creating trust online. “ENTERING THE TRUST AGE”, Fréderic Mazzella and Arun Sundararajan, 2016. https://blog.blablacar.com/trust

Contrasting experience - eBay

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(1) How eBay has created trust online. « How eBay built a new world on little more than trust », J. Naughton, The Guardian, 13 sept. 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/13/how-ebay-built-new-world-little-more-than-trust

(2) Les engagements d’eBay en matière de confiance et de sécurité en ligne. Site Internet d’eBay. https://pages.ebay.com/community/aboutebay/overview/trust.html

Contrasting experience - Vestiaire Collective and StockX

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(1) L’expertise et le processus de contrôle qualité de Vestiaire Collective. Site Internet de Vestiaire Collective. https://www.vestiairecollective.com/quality-control.shtml

(2) Les méthodes et engagements de StockX pour garantir l’authenticité. Site Internet de StockX. https://stockx.com/about/authentication/

Contrasting experience - Google

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(1) Kantar's ranking of the world's most valuable brands. BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, Kantar, 2021. https://www.kantar.com/campaigns/brandz/global

Contrasting experience - MAIF

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(1) Management by trust at MAIF. “MAIF has implemented management by trust”, P. Nassif, ZeVillage.net, June 20, 2017. https://zevillage.net/management-rh/maif-mis-en-place-management-par-la-confiance/

(2) MAIF's commitments to its members in the face of Covid-19. “Covid-19: MAIF stands its ground”, MAIF press release, March 26, 2000. https://entreprise.maif.fr/actualites/2020/covid-solidarite-societaires

(3) MAIF, the only insurer to have reimbursed automobile policyholders during the first containment. “Coronavirus: MAIF goes it alone in reimbursing car policyholders”, A. Badie, L'Argus de l'assurance, Apr. 7, 2020. https://www.argusdelassurance.com/les-assureurs/coronavirus-la-maif-fait-cavalier-seul-sur-le-remboursement-de-ses-assures-automobiles.163206

(4) MAIF commitments. MAIF website. https://entreprise.maif.fr/accueil


Chapter 3

A few key sentences...

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By imagining that today is our last day, the important immediately becomes urgent, replacing the unimportant but urgent.

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We shouldn’t confuse a product that meets a need with a product that creates a desire!

Agreeing to respond immediately to all our desires means destroying time's ability to help us rule out the unnecessary.

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It's better to build a small machine to solve a big problem than a big machine with no problem to solve!

A good product is like a slide: you don’t talk about the thing, but about the pleasure it provides.

Chapter references

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(1) Quote from writer Alan Watts, who draws an analogy between life and music. “Life is a musical thing”, A. Watts. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8587787-we-thought-of-life-by-analogy-with-a-journey-a

Contrasting experience - Coursera

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(1) Coursera's mission. Coursera website. https://about.coursera.org/

(2) Le rapport d’impact de Coursera. « Coursera 2020 Impact Report », 2020. https://about.coursera.org/press/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Coursera-Impact-Report-2020.pdf

(3) B Corp certification and Coursera's score. B Impact report : Coursera, B Corporation, 2021. https://bcorporation.eu/directory/coursera

Contrasting experience - Twitter

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(1) Jack Dorsey's rituals and routines, “Jack Dorsey: la vie millimétrée du patron de Twitter et de Square”, N. Richaud and A. Moutot, Les Echos, 2018. https://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/medias/jack-dorsey-la-vie-millimetree-du-patron-de-twitter-et-de-square-142925


Chapter 4

A few key sentences...

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[Un modèle économique], c’est la petite pépite, le petit diamant de logique au centre d’un produit ou d’un service utile, qui le pérennise.

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The only way to know if a boat floats is to put it in the water.

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When faced with a real difficulty, I’d say there are two possible solutions: either find out if others have already encountered it and see how they coped, or if you seem to be really alone in the face of adversity, ask yourself “What would Batman do in my place?”

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Only companies that have properly assimilated the concept of sunk cost make progress. The others invest in the past, until the present drives them out.

The most important thing is not always the choice you make, but what you do with your choice.

Chapter references

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(1) La peur du jugement d’autrui nous empêche de vivre dans le présent. Le jour où je me suis aimé pour de vrai, Dr. S. Marquis, Paris, La Martinière, 2017. https://www.librairie-gallimard.com/livre/9782732482712-le-jour-o-je-me-suis-aime-pour-de-vrai-serge-marquis/

Contrasting experience - LinkedIn

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(1) L’histoire entrepreneuriale de Reid Hoffman, co-fondateur de Linkedin. « Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder, tells his story from failure to success », E. Plesky, 10 fév. 2020. https://www.plesk.com/blog/people-articles/reid-hoffman-linkedin-success/

(2) Linkedin's business model. “Business Model Canvas Examples: LinkedIn Business Model”, D. Pereira, July 29, 2021. https://businessmodelanalyst.com/linkedin-business-model/#How_does_LinkedIn_make_money

Contrasting experience - Yuka

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(1) L’aventure de Yuka. « La belle aventure de Yuka, l’appli pour mieux manger », V.Loctin, Entreprendre, 7 juin 2020. https://www.entreprendre.fr/la-belle-aventure-de-yuka-lappli-pour-mieux-manger/

(2) Nombre d’utilisateurs de l’application Yuka. «La success story de Yuka», T. Gaudiaut, Statista, 26 avr. 2021. https://fr.statista.com/infographie/19700/nombre-utilisateurs-disponibilite-application-yuka/#:~:text=Tendances%20de%20consommation&text=En%20l’espace%20de%204,par%20l’entreprise%20en%20mars.

(3) Comment Yuka fait changer les choses, étude d’impact. « Mesure d’Impact – Comment Yuka contribue à changer les choses ? », Yuka. https://yuka.io/wp-content/uploads/social-impact/Mesure%20d’impact%20-%20Yuka.pdf

(4) Manufacturers' responses to the demand for transparency. “Faced with the Yuka phenomenon, manufacturers are looking for a response”, A. Haverland, L'Usine nouvelle, July 17, 2019. 

Contrasting experience - UIPath

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(1) La réussite de UiPath. « UIPath's meteoric rise from unknown startup to $35B RPA juggernaut », R. Miller, Tech Crunch, 26 mars 2021. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/26/uipaths-meteoric-rise-from-unknown-startup-to-35b-rpa-juggernaut/

(2) L’histoire de UiPath, la première licorne roumaine. « The story of UiPath – How did it become Romania’s first unicorn ? », G. Gheorghe, Business Review, 9 avr. 2018. https://business-review.eu/news/the-story-of-uipath-how-it-became-romanias-first-unicorn-164248

Contrasting experience - AirBnB

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(1) Les leçons de Brian Chesky, le fondateur d’Airbnb. « The AirBnB Story: Brian Chesky’s Lessons For Business Startups », P. Stubbs, 13 avr. 2017. https://mediaschool.com.au/airbnb-story-brian-chesky-lessons-for-business-startups/

(2) Brian Chesky sur Airbnb et l’économie du partage. « Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on Building a Company and Starting a ‘Sharing’ Revolution », D. Thompson, The Atlantic, 13 août 2013. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/08/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-on-building-a-company-and-starting-a-sharing-revolution/278635/

(3) Les « Obama O’s » et les « Captain McCain’s » d’Airbnb. Page d’accueil du site de vente des céréales d’Airbnb. https://www.airbnb.fr/obamaos

(4) L’histoire d’Airbnb. « The Airbnb Startup Story : An Odd Tale of Airbeds, Cereal and Ramen », I. Rabang, Bold Business, 31 mai 2019. https://www.boldbusiness.com/society/airbnb-startup-story/

Contrasting experience - OpenClassrooms

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(1) L’histoire d’OpenClassrooms. L’histoire d’OpenClassrooms, le numéro 1 européen du cours en ligne », H. Deschaux, Maddyness, 7 avr. 2015. https://www.maddyness.com/2015/04/07/openclassrooms/

(2) Documentary on OpenClassrooms: “The story of OpenClassrooms in an original documentary”, E. Balaguer, Maddyness, 2021. https://www.maddyness.com/2021/02/20/openclassrooms-documentaire/


Chapter 5

A few key sentences...

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We adopted a simple principle when raising funds: one round, one objective.

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The vision can be broad, lofty and far-reaching, but each success must confirm the previous objective and set the stage for step-by-step growth.

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I often say that one euro from a good investor is worth two!

Contrasting experience - Stripe

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(1) La mission de Stripe : « augmenter le PIB de l’Internet ». Site Internet de Stripe. https://stripe.com/en-gb-us/about

(2) The journey of the Collison brothers, co-founders of Stripe. “Patrick and John Collison: Stripe's 30-something billionaires”, T. Bradshaw, Irish Times, March 19, 2021. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/patrick-and-john-collison-stripe-s-30-something-billionaires-1.4515057

(3) La vision de Stripe. « From Tipperary to Silicon Valley : how Stripe became vital cog in digital economy », A. Hernm, The Guardian, 17 mars 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/17/from-tipperary-to-silicon-valley-how-stripe-became-vital-cog-in-digital-economy

(4) Les coulisses de la création de Stripe. « The Collison Brothers and Story Behind The Founding Of Stripe », D. Andersen, Startup Grind. https://www.startupgrind.com/blog/the-collison-brothers-and-story-behind-the-founding-of-stripe/#:~:text=In%202005%20at%20the%20age,for%20the%20Irish%20Leaving%20Certificate.&text=In%20early%202010%20John%20and%20Patrick%20began%20working%20on%20Stripe%20together.

Contrasting experience - Wise

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(1) Tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Wise. «Wise IPO : Everything you need to know about Wise»,B.Lobel, City Index, 2021. https://www.cityindex.co.uk/market-analysis/everything-you-need-to-know-about-wise/

Contrasting experience - Tesla

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(1) L’approche de l’innovation par Tesla. « Lessons from Tesla’s Approach to Innovation », N. Furr et J. Dyer, Harvard Business Review, 2020. https://hbr.org/2020/02/lessons-from-teslas-approach-to-innovation

(2) The 7 pillars of Tesla's culture. “7 Pillars Shaping Tesla's Corporate Culture”, J. Livescault, Braineet, 2020. https://www.braineet.com/blog/tesla-innovation-culture

Contrasting experience - Bitcoin

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(1) Guide pour comprendre le bitcoin. « Guide : What is Bitcoin and how does it work ? « , BBC, 5 février 2021. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/25622442

(2) Bitcoin definition. “Bitcoin definition”, J. Frankenfiel, Investopedia, Nov. 30, 2021. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bitcoin.asp

(3) The future of cryptocurrencies. “Future of Cryptocurrency? Will it grow or stoop low?”, P. Dialani, Analytics Insights, June 4, 2021. https://www.analyticsinsight.net/future-of-cryptocurrency-will-it-grow-or-stoop-low/

(4) Can cryptocurrencies co-exist with fiat currencies? “Fiat Money vs. Cryptocurrency: can they co-exist?”, Binance, 2021. https://www.binance.com/en/blog/fiat/fiat-money-vs-cryptocurrency-can-they-coexist-421499824684902103

(5) Jack Dorsey's bitcoin and decentralized finance projects for Square: “Jack Dorsey says Square will launch bitcoin DeFi platform”, H. Murphy, Financial Times, July 16, 2021. https://www.ft.com/content/1e297176-8bf0-4649-8c35-b763cfd3b5be


Chapter 6

A few key sentences...

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L’entrepreneur est sa propre petite main !

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I surround myself with very serious people, not people who take themselves seriously.

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Entrepreneurship is a great school for humility, because for every one thing that works, you've tried dozens that didn’t.

Chapter references

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(1) Book on cognitive biases and errors of judgment. Noise: why we make errors of judgment and how to avoid them, D. Kahneman, O. Sibony and C. R. Sunstein, Paris, Odile Jacob, 2021. https://livre.fnac.com/a16151061/Daniel-Kahneman-Noise

Contrasting experience - Apple

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(1) L’histoire du succès et de la croissance d’Apple. « How Did Apple Get So Big? The Story Behind Apple’s Success », A. Beattie, 8 oct. 2020. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/042815/story-behind-apples-success.asp

(2) Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. « Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Apple Computer.Computing and Telecommunications », MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/steve-jobs-and-steve-wozniak

Contrasting experience - EcoVadis

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(2) Derrière la levée de fonds record d’EcoVadis. « Notation RSE: EcoVadis lève 200 millions de dollars auprès du fonds américain CVC », B. Héraud, Novethic, 13 janv. 2020. https://www.novethic.fr/actualite/entreprise-responsable/isr-rse/notation-rse-ecovadis-leve-200-millions-de-dollars-aupres-du-fonds-americain-cvc-148090.html

(3) L’importance de la RSE dans le recrutement. « Marque employeur, développement durable et RSE : nouvel acte de recrutement ? », O. Kaddouri, 24 avril 2021. https://www.mondedesgrandesecoles.fr/marque-employeur-developpement-durable-et-rse-nouvel-axe-de-recrutement/

Contrasting experience - Snapchat

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(1) Le refus de l’offre de rachat record de Facebook par Snapchat. « Snapchat Spurned $3 Billion Acquisition Offer from Facebook », E. M. Rusli et D. MacMillan, The Wall Street Journal, 13 nov. 2013. https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-DGB-30794

(2) Le succès de Snapchat depuis le refus de l’offre de Facebook. « Snapchat Founders Prove That Turning Down Facebook’s $3 Billion Wasn’t Such a Bad Idea After All », C. Bankoff, The New York Mag. https://nymag.com/vindicated/2016/11/snapchat-founders-prove-turning-down-usd3-billion-was-smart.html

(3) Snapchat market capitalization. Snap Inc. market capitalization, Yahoo Finance. https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SNAP/

Contrasting experience - Xavier Niel

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(1) Page d’accueil de Kima Ventures. Page d’accueil de Kima Ventures. https://www.kimaventures.com/

(2) Xavier Niel, le parrain français du numérique. « Comment Xavier Niel est devenu le “parrain” français… du numérique », P. Manière, La Tribune, 6 avr. 2016. https://www.latribune.fr/technos-medias/innovation-et-start-up/comment-xavier-niel-est-devenu-le-parrain-francais-du-numerique-561748.html

(3) Hectar, l’école d’agriculture de Xavier Niel. « Ce que l’on sait d’Hectar, l’école d’agriculture de Xavier Niel », Maddyness/AFP, 1er sept. 2021. https://www.maddyness.com/2021/09/01/xavier-niel-hectar-agriculture-startup/


Chapter 7

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To really scale a team, you need a culture of empowerment.

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Sharing your problems is one thing, but you also have to come up with ways of resolving them, or options to choose from.

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A principle that doesn’t live in the company is just a sign on the wall.

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Two kinds of experience are sources of learning: one’s own and that of others. Learning from the experience of others is much quicker and less painful.

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We adopted a simple principle when raising funds: one round, one objective.

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You can’t improvise walking alongside each other. A community is built on a solid culture.

Chapter references

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(1) Ouvrage sur la stratégie et l’anticipation, du fondateur d’Intel. Seuls les paranoïaques survivent, A. Grove, Paris, Pearson, 2004. 

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(1) Etude sur l’impact social du covoiturage. « Nous rapprocher », Blablacar, 2018. https://blog.blablacar.fr/newsroom/news/etude-impact-social-covoiturage#:~:text=%C2%AB%20Nous%20rapprocher%20%C2%BB%20est%20la%20premi%C3%A8re,000%20membres%20dans%209%20pays.&text=Ainsi%2C%20partager%20un%20trajet%20efface,et%20cr%C3%A9e%20du%20lien%20social.

Contrasting experience - Meilleurs Agents

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(1) L’histoire de MeilleursAgents, racontée de l’intérieur. On voit bien que vous n’y connaissez rien ! Les secrets d ’une startup qui a renversé son marché : l ’aventure MeilleursAgents, S. de Lafond et G. Lockhart, Paris, Eyrolles, 2020. https://livre.fnac.com/a14942031/de-Lafond-Sebastien-On-voit-bien-que-vous-n-y-connaissez-rien

Contrasting experience - Amazon

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(1) Ce que recherche Amazon chez de potentielles recrues. « What the head of HR at Amazon wants job seekers to know », A. Seaman, 15 mars 2021. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-head-hr-amazon-wants-job-seekers-know-andrew-seaman

(2) Ouvrage sur les secrets du succès d’Amazon. Working Backwards : Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon, C. Bryar et B. Carr, New York, St. Martin’s Press, 2021. 

(3) Principes de leadership d’Amazon. Site Internet d’Amazon. https://www.aboutamazon.fr/travailler-chez-amazon/nos-principes-de-leadership

Contrasting experience - Netflix

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(1) Netflix's culture of freedom and responsibility. “Learning from Netflix: How to Build a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility”, interview with P. McCord given to Knowledge@Wharton. https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-netflix-built-its-company-culture/

(2) Netflix values and culture. Netflix website. https://jobs.netflix.com/culture

(3) Netflix Culture Deck. https://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664

(4) How Netflix reinvented human resources management. “How Netflix Reinvented HR”, P. McCord, Harvard Business Review, 2014. https://hbr.org/2014/01/how-netflix-reinvented-hr

Contrasting experience - Vinted

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(1) Infographie sur l’impact de la production textile sur l’environnement. « The impact of textile production and waste on the environment », Parlement européen, 3 mars 2021. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20201208STO93327/the-impact-of-textile-production-and-waste-on-the-environment-infographic

(2) Number of Vinted members. Vinted website. https://www.vinted.fr/about

(3) The second-hand boom in textiles. “Vinted valued at €3.5bn in EQT-backed fundraising”, J. Eley, Financial Times, May 12, 2021. https://www.ft.com/content/27efa47e-87d2-4ac7-a751-3243100a6814


Chapter 8

A few key sentences...

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The best speed is stopping to change direction!

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Each crisis opens up a secret passageway to the future.

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We should be talking about ‘saving humanity’ rather than ‘saving the planet,’ to speed up awareness.

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Aligning what you do with who you are, playing your part without playing a role, that’s exactly what living your mission is all about.

Chapter references

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(1) Bill Gates' book on the climate crisis and potential solutions. How To Avoid A Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have And The Breakthroughs We Need, B. Gates, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. 

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(1) Study on the CO² savings enabled by carpooling. “Zero empty seats”, Blablacar, 2019. https://blog.blablacar.fr/blablalife/lp/zeroemptyseats

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(1) Ouvrage de Jean Tirole sur l’économie du bien commun. Économie du bien commun, J. Tirole, Paris, PUF, 2016. 

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(1) Ouvrage d’Aurélien Barrau sur la crise climatique. Le Plus Grand Défi de l’histoire de l’humanité, A. Barrau, Paris, Michel Lafon, 2019.

Contrasting experience - The surprise of Evaneos, Doctolib, Brigad

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(1) Chronology of the health crisis. Coronavirus: from the first detected case of Covid-19 to decontamination, the chronology of a global crisis, Le Monde, 2020. https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2020/05/12/coronavirus-de-la-chauve-souris-au-deconfinement-la-chronologie-de-la-pandemie_6039448_4355770.html

(2) Evaneos faces Covid. “Evaneos, a flourishing start-up put to the Covid test”, O. Tallès, La Croix, Dec. 13, 2020. https://www.la-croix.com/Economie/Evaneos-start-florissante-percutee-Covid-2020-12-13-1201129850

Page 141

(1) Evaneos faces Covid. “Evaneos, a flourishing start-up put to the Covid test”, O. Tallès, La Croix, Dec. 13, 2020. https://www.la-croix.com/Economie/Evaneos-start-florissante-percutee-Covid-2020-12-13-1201129850

(2) Doctolib data on vaccination. Doctolib website. https://about.doctolib.fr/vaccination/statistiques.html

(3) Covid has enabled the growth of teleconsultation. “Doctolib has gone from 1,000 to 100,000 teleconsultations a day”, V. Cimino, Siècle Digital, Apr. 24, 2020. https://siecledigital.fr/2020/04/24/doctolib-les-chiffres-de-la-teleconsultation-sont-tombes/

(4) Brigad distributes meals to caregivers. Brigad website. https://www.brigad.co/articles/des-repas-pour-nos-soignants

Contrasting experience - Kodak

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(1) L’histoire de la chute de Kodak.« Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology », S. D. Anthony, Harvard Business Review, 15 juil. 2016. https://hbr.org/2016/07/kodaks-downfall-wasnt-about-technology

(2) Le problème culturel de Kodak face à l’innovation. « At Kodak, Some Old Things Are New Again », C. H. Deutsch, The New York Times, 2 mai 2008. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/technology/02kodak.html

(3) A comparison of the contrasting fates of Kodak and Fujifilm. “Why Kodak Died and Fujifilm Thrived: A Tale of Two Film Companies,” O. Kmia, Oct. 19, 2018. https://petapixel.com/2018/10/19/why-kodak-died-and-fujifilm-thrived-a-tale-of-two-film-companies/ 

Contrasting experience - Netflix

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(1) Netflix's culture of freedom and responsibility. “Learning from Netflix: How to Build a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility”, interview with P. McCord given to Knowledge@Wharton. https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-netflix-built-its-company-culture/

(2) Netflix values and culture. Netflix website. https://jobs.netflix.com/culture

(3) Netflix Culture Deck. https://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664

(4) How Netflix reinvented human resources management. “How Netflix Reinvented HR”, P. McCord, Harvard Business Review, 2014. https://hbr.org/2014/01/how-netflix-reinvented-hr

Contrasting experience - Orsted

Page 138

(1) L’histoire de la transformation d’Orsted en leader de l’énergie renouvelable. « A Tale of Transformation : The Danish Company That Went From Black to Green Energy », E. Reguly, Corporate Knights, 16 avr. 2019. https://www.corporateknights.com/clean-technology/black-green-energy/

(2) Objectifs et engagements d’Orsted. Site Internet d’Orsted. https://orsted.co.uk/about-us/our-company/about-orsted#:~:text=Our%20aim%20is%20to%20develop,the%20effects%20of%20climate%20change.

(3) L’index des entreprises les plus durables au monde. Site Internet de Corporate Knights. https://www.corporateknights.com/rankings/global-100-rankings/2021-global-100-rankings/2021-global-100-ranking/


Fiches méthodes

Listen

Page 147

(1) The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you R. Fitzpatrick, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018 

(2) Testing Business Ideas: A Field Guide for Rapid Experimentation (The Strategyzer Series) D. J. Bland and A. Osterwalder, Montreuil, Pearson, 2020

(3) Ouvrage sur les méthodes de l’entrepreneuriat. Effectuation: les principes de l’entrepreneuriat pour tous, P. Silberzahn, Montreuil, Pearson, 2020.

Focus

Page 150

(1) The Design Thinking Playbook: Mindful Digital Transformation of Teams, Products, Services, Businesses and Ecosystems, M. Lewrick, P. Link and L. Leifer, New Jersey, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2018

(2) A work on systems thinking. Thinking in Systems: A primer, D. H. Meadows, White River Junction, Chelsea Green Publishing Co, 2017.

(3) Ouvrage sur l’histoire de Visa. One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization, D. Hock, San Francis- co, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005.

Map

Page 154

(1) A guide to business models. Business Model Generation: a guide for visionaries, revolutionaries and challengers, A. Osterwalder and Y. Pigneur, Paris, Pearson, 2011.

(2) Michael Porter's book on competitive advantage. Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance, M. Porter, New York, Free Press, 2004.

(3) The Rocket Model Canvas. Platform Strategy: unleash the potential of communities and networks to accelerate your growth, B. Reillier and L. C. Reillier, Malakoff, Dunod, 2018. https://www.launchworks.co/fr/insights/le-modele-fusee-…ormes-numeriques/

Pitch

Page 156

(1) Qu’est ce qui rend une idée convaincante ? Ces idées qui collent: pourquoi certaines idées survivent et d’autres meurent, C. et D. Heath, Paris, Pearson, 2016.

(2) Build your pitch. « The Right Way To Build Your Pitch Deck », Spero Ventures, 2018. https://medium.com/@SperoVentures/the-right-way-to-build-your-pitch-deck-c90289fbea03

(3) Some examples of pitch decks from startups that have become leaders. «30 Legendary Startup Pitch Decks and What You Can Learn From Them», Piktochart, 2021. https://piktochart.com/blog/startup-pitch-decks-what-you-can-learn/

Roadmap

Page 158

(1) Methods to build a roadmap. Product Roadmaps Relaunched : How to Set Direction While Embracing Uncertainty, C. T. Lombardo, B. Mccarthy, E. Ryan et M. Connors, Sebastopol, O’Reilly Media, 2017.

(2) Learning to measure properly, the OKRs method. Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation rock the world with OKRs, J. Doerr, New York, Portfolio/Penguin, 2018.

(3) Wise product roadmap. Wise website. https://wise.com/gb/blog/introducing-the-wise-product-roadmap

Brand

Page 162

(1) How to build your brand. Marketing Management, 16e édition + MyLab, P. Kotler, K. Keller, A. Hemonnet et D. Manceau, Paris, Pearson, 2019. 

(2) Les modes d’influence des marques (chap 15). Mercator, 12e édition, A. de Baynast, J. Lendrevie et J. Lévy, Malakoff, Dunod, 2017.

(3) How to build powerful, relevant stories for your customers. Bulding a Story Brand :Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen, D.Miller, NewYork, Harper Collins, 2018.

(4) Understanding the process that led to the Twitter brand. “Who Made That Twitter Bird,” M. Rehak, New York Times, August 8, 2014. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/magazine/who-made-that-twitter-bird.html

Value capture model

Page 167

(1) Livre de référence sur la stratégie d’entreprise. Strategor : la stratégie de la start-up à la multinationale, 8e édition, B.Garrette, L.Lehmann-Ortega, F. Leroy et al., Paris, Dunod, 2019.

(2) How to break out of the competition and create new strategic spaces. Blue Ocean strategy: how to create new strategic spaces, C. Kim and R. Mauborgne, Montreuil, Pearson, 2015.

(3) How to choose the right metrics for your business according to your model. “A crash course in unit economics - don't learn this the painful way”, H. Nguyen, 2020. https://medium.com/speroventures/a-crash-course-in-unit-economics-dont-learn-this-the-painful-way-3d6344d03e39

The platform

Page 173

(1) La révolution de l’ère numérique a permis l’avènement d’un nouveau modèle, celui des plateformes. Transformation digitale: l’avènement des plateformes, G. Babinet, Paris, Le Passeur, 2016.

(2) Understand how platform models work with the "Rocket Model”. Platform Strategy: How to Unlock the Power of Communities and Networks to Grow Your Business, B. Reillier and L. C. Reillier, Malakoff, Dunod, 2018.

(3) An academic deciphering of the platform revolution. Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy and How to Make Them Work, M. W. Van Alstyne, G. G. Parker and S. Choudary, New York, WW Norton, 2016.

Pricing

Page 176

(1) Ouvrage sur les différents modèles de prix et l’innovation en la matière. Monetizing Innovation: how smart companies design the product around the price, M. Ramanujam et G. Tacke, Hoboken, Wiley, 2016.

(2) Understanding the psychology behind prices. The Psychology of Price: how to use price to increase demand, profit and customer satisfaction, L. Caldwell, Richmond, Crimson, 2012.

(3) Chapter 6 of this reference book covers the main pricing policy issues and options. Mercator: tout le marketing à l'heure de la data et du digital, 13th edition, A. de Bay- nast, J. Lendrevie and J. Lévy, Paris, Dunod, 2021.

Trust

Page 178

(1) “Entering the Trust Age”, F. Mazzella and A. Sundararajan, joint study by BlaBlaCar and NYU Stern, 2016. https://blog.blablacar.com/trust

(2) The new kinds of trust created by platforms. The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-based Capitalism, A. Sundararajan, Cambridge, MIT Press, 2016.

(3) Ouvrage sur la question de la confiance à l’ère du numérique. Who Can You Trust? How technology brought us together and why it could drive us apart, R. Bostman, London, Portfolio/Penguin, 2018.

Start-up

Page 183

(1) Crowdfunding marketplace that connects project owners and contributors and aggregates more than 30 donation, loan and investment platforms. Tous Nos Projets website. https://tousnosprojets.bpifrance.fr/

(2) A summary of the main types of aid available for innovative projects in France. BPI website. https://bpifrance-creation.fr/encyclopedie/aides-a-creation-a-reprise-dentreprise/aides-a-linnovation/recapitulatif-principales

Recruit

Page 187

(1) The 14 principles of profile selection at Amazon. Working Backwards : Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon, C. Bryar et B. Carr, New York, St. Martin’s Press, 2021.

(2) L’approche originale de Netflix pour le recrutement et le management des équipes. La règle ? Pas de règle : Netflix et la culture de la réinvention, R. Hastings et E. Meyer, Paris, Buchet-Chastel, 2021.

(3) 7 golden rules for striking the right balance between speed of recruitment and quality of candidates. « The Infinite Conflict of Hiring, NFx Guild », G. Levy-Weiss. https://www.nfx.com/post/the-infinite-conflict-of-hiring/

Progress

Page 190

(1) How to step back and better understand your emotions. Chatter : The Voice in Our Head and How to Harness It, E.Kross, Londres, Vermilion, 2021. 

(2) A book that lists and deciphers difficult personality types. Difficult Personalities: A Practical Guide to Managing the Hurtful Behavior of Others (and Maybe Your Own) Paperback – 5 Jan. 2010, Experiment, by Hazel Edwards Med, and Dr Helen McGrath.

(3) BestSelf method. BestSelf website. https://bestself.co/

(4) Meditation application. Headspace website. https://www.headspace.com/

(4) Learn to meditate. Mindful Attitude website. https://www.mindful-attitude.com/

(5) Headspace founder's wellness methods. “Headspace Founder Andy Puddicombe on his self-care rules,” S. Ramsdale, Evening Standard, Oct. 23, 2019. https://www.standard.co.uk/escapist/wellness/andy-puddicombe-headspace-mindfulness-wellness-routine-a4259426.html

(6) Keith Rabois' method for prioritizing. Keith Rabois, Take on the Most Challenging Problems First, Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlQyZLdCBf0

Accelerate

Page 192

(1) A book on the keys to blitzscaling. Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies, R. Hoffman and C. Yeh, Harper Collins, 2018

(2) Témoignages d’entrepreneurs de la Silicon Valley sur la gestion de l’accélération. High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People, E. Gil, Stripe Press, 2018.

(3) A tool to guide company founders in drafting a document to frame their financing with professional venture capitalists. The Galion Term Sheet, The Galion Project. https://thegalionproject.com/term-sheet-new-edition

Internationalise

Page 195

(1) Chapter 8 supports entrepreneurs in their decision to go international. Marketing Management, 16th edition + MyLab, P. Kotler, K. Keller, A. Hemonnet and D. Manceau, Paris, Pearson, 2019. 

(2) Take Your Company Global: The New Rules of International Expansion, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, September 26, 2023, by Nataly Kelly.

(3) Entretien avec ChenLi Wang en charge de l’expansion internationale de Dropbox. Dropbox’s Playbook for International Expansion, with ChenLi Wang, Reforge, 2016. https://www.reforge.com/blog/dropbox-international-growth-chenli-wang

(4) Interview with Pranav Soodm, Director of International Expansion at GoCardless. The Balderton playbook for i18n, part 5: your geo-expansion playbook. https://www.balderton.com/build/the-balderton-playbook-for-i18n-part-5-your-geo-expansion-playbook/

The culture

Page 199

(1) “Galion Values Process”, The Galion Project. https://thegalionproject.com/values-process

(2) L’importance d’une culture d’entreprise solide et unique selon le co-fondateur d’Airbnb. « Don’t fuck up the culture », B. Chesky, 2014. https://medium.com/@bchesky/dont-fuck-up-the-culture-597cde9ee9d4

(3) Des clés pour comprendre les différences culturelles à l’international. La Carte des différences culturelles : 8 clés pour travailler à l’international, E. Mayer, Pa- ris, Diateino, 2016.

(4) (4) Shopify culture. Shopify website. https://www.shopify.com/careers/culture

(5) Alan's methods for rethinking corporate culture. Alan's website. https://blog.alan.com/livres/21-inspirations-pour-penser-ou-repenser-la-culture-dentreprise

The product

Page 205 

(1) A book on methods for defining value propositions. Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want, A. Osterwalder, Y. Pigneur, G. Bernarda, A. Smith, Montreuil, Hoboken, John Wiley & Sons, 2014

(2) How to evaluate product opportunities and define the best options. Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love, Hoboken, M. Cagan, Wiley, 2018.

(3) The lean startup method for systematizing the innovation process as part of the creation or development of a company. 3. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, E. Reis, New York, Crown Currency, 2011

Innovation

Page 207

(1) A rigorous book from top researchers in the field of business model innovation destined to entrepreneurs and change leaders. Business Model Innovation Strategy: Transformational Concepts and Tools for Entrepreneurial Leaders Hardcover Wiley; 1st edition, 26 Nov. 2020 by Raphael Amit and Christoph Zott.

(2) Un manuel pour intégrer la méthode agile dans son entreprise. L’Art de devenir une équipe agile, C.Aubry, E.Appert, Paris, Dunod, 2019.

(3) A book on the challenges of business transformation. Dual Transformation: How to reposition today’s business while creating the future, S. D. Anthony, C. G. Gilbert, M. W. Johnson, Boston, Harvard Business Review Press, 2017.

(4) An analysis of current and future disruptions. Disruption: artificial intelligence, the end of wage-earning, augmented humanity, S. Mallard, Paris, Dunod, 2019.

Our human nature

Page 210

(1) In the chapter entitled “Man and Machine”, the PayPal co-founder argues that humans and computers are, above all, complementary in their very different qualities. Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future, B. Masters, P. Thiel, New York, Crown Business, 2015

(2) The Coming Wave: AI, Power and the 21st Century's Greatest Dilemma, Bodley Head, 7 Sept. 2023 by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar.

(3) A book about possible futures in which new technologies play an increasingly important role for mankind. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, Y. N. Harari, New York, Random House, 2016

The long-term view

Page 212

(1) An update of the key themes in the work of the famous management author, to help you sustain your startup in a changing world. Beyond Entrepreneur 2.0: Turning your business into an enduring great company, J. Collins and W. Lazier, Random House Business, 2020.

(2) Un ouvrage qui fut le premier à introduire la notion de développement stratégique des entreprises sous le prisme d’écosystèmes. Predators and Prey: A New Ecology of Competition, J. F. Moore, Harvard Business Review, 1993.

(3) The authors go to the heart of why companies exist, which must ultimately be meaningful to endure. What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader, A. Reynolds, J. God- dard, D. Houlder and D. G. Lewis, Kogan Page, 2019.


ERRATUM

Just to see if you were following along, a few errors crept into this first edition.

Page : Designing a “digital service” type product is now truly recognized as a profession, that of Product Manager (PM). This wasn't the case in France when we started out. Back in 2010, I wrote one of the very first advertisements for a PM, when many were confusing the role with that of Project Manager.

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Page : Marion Tremoy est bien sûr la talentueuse personne à l’origine de la couverture et de ce site !

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