Hexa

Thibaud Elzière sort son premier livre aujourd’hui.

« Les pieds sur terre, la tête dans les étoiles », un titre qui résume la tension dans laquelle il a passé les 20 dernières années.

Fotolia vendu 800M à Adobe. Hexa, à l’origine d’Aircall, Front, Spendesk. Plus de 300 investissements. Une trajectoire qui force le respect.

Ce livre est un retour honnête sur ce que l’entrepreneuriat est vraiment : un chemin long, collectif, incertain. Loin des slogans qui saturent nos feeds.

Il pose une question que peu d’entrepreneurs osent vraiment se poser :

Après quoi je cours ?

Disponible dès aujourd’hui. Le lien en bio.

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Thibaud Elzière just released his first book.

« Feet on the Ground, Head in the Stars », a title that captures the tension he’s lived for the past 20 years.
Fotolia sold to Adobe for $800M. Hexa, the studio behind Aircall, Front, Spendesk. 300+ investments. A track record that speaks for itself.

But this book is something different. It’s an honest look at what entrepreneurship actually is: a long, collective, uncertain path. Far from the slogans flooding our feeds.
He asks a question few entrepreneurs dare to face:

What am I really chasing?

Available now. The link in bio.

Our third Demotime of 2022 was nothing short of amazing! 🥳

Roundtable, elba, Cohort and Marble, along with our soon-to-be announced projects all gave outstanding demos - they should all be incredibly proud of the progress they've made this quarter.

After the startups' demos, we were treated to a surprise guest appearance from Rodolphe Ardant, Co-Founder and CEO of (eF16). He talked us through how the startup went from a simple idea at eFounders to a $1.5 billion+ company, and took questions from our founders.

And of course, no Demotime was complete without some fantastic food courtesy of - special shout out to those mouth-watering chocolate cookies served during break.

A huge congratulations to all our Founders on their fantastic demos and all the work they've put in over this third quarter - full steam ahead now for our next Demotime in November!

We're super excited to welcome Meghan Regior to the team, as Senior Designer at eFounders! 🎨

In fact, it's more of a welcome back, as Meghan worked with our design squad for over 3 and a half years before joining Once (eF19)

We're so happy to have you onboard, and can't wait to see the amazing things you'll get up to with our projects.

First up: Roundtable and elba 💪

Swipe left to find out more about Meghan ➡️

Happy to see our Paris HQ busy again as many are making their way back from their holidays! ☀️

Hoping you all had an energizing August and enjoy getting back into the swing of things this September.

On our end, we’re cooking up something big at our startup studio in the coming months - watch this space!

Why should you join the Core team at our startup studio? 🤔

Great question, we've got answers for you.
In fact, we have 8 of them.

And here's a summary, in case you're in doubt.

Working in the Core team myself (yes, me writing), I just finished lunch which was covered by 🥙, I'm working from the comfort of my home on this fine Monday 🏡, about to hop on a call to chat with one of our inspiring and bright founders Patricia Bernasconi 🛠. I have several calls with other ambitious founders this week, from the web3 space to fintech.

I'll head into the offices later in the week with my green transport covered by Swile 🌱, working from our nifty offices in Paris's 9th district. I've got a doctor's appointment Wednesday taken care of by 🩺, and will be heading on holiday next week - we get the usual 25 days + 10 extra per year. When I'm back, I'll be getting ready for our quarterly Demotime in September, a quarterly offsite where our startups pitch and demo their latest products- often in pretty cool locations 🤝

We were treated to a riveting masterclass on B2B Sales this afternoon from our very own Camille Tyan, Founding Partner of Logic Founders 💡

It was unique opportunity for our Founders and teams to learn from the 15+ years of sales experience Camille brings across finance and technology.

The added bonus: the class was held in our cool air-conditioned Paris HQ - nothing like learning in comfort! 😎

Thank you Camille for sharing your knowledge - we can't wait for the next one!

Being a remote-flexible company definitely has its perks during a heatwave 🔥

A lot of out team decided to come into our cool, calm offices today in the heart of Paris - the 36° heat in their city apartments was too much to bare.

Whether it be our Core Team or Founders, our offices will always be open for those who need it - whether it's to cool down, grab a coffee coffee or indulge in one of ’s famous bakes 🥐

Who else is working from the office today?

Cheeky pic from yesterday, where we indulged in some Italian 🇮🇹 at our monthly onboarding lunch and got to chat with our newest arrivals.

A big welcome to all! 👋