It is a symbolic milestone for @efounders, a great recognition for the startup studio model techcrunch.com/2019/10/08/st… @romaindillet

The more I come to SF, the clearer it is to me that, in Europe, we have everything we need to build and market great software : talent / ideas / energy. Let’s do it! 🇪🇺

update 2020. 125 investments as a business angel 😇 (only counting tech&early stages startups) since 2009. 95 companies. 96.7% IRR (non-realized), 52.7% IRR (realized). 7 losses 👎. 10 exits 🤑. it seems to be a good asset class. Data from @Kushim_

Today, we're officially launching @FolkHQ I'll be the CEO of Folk, alongside my role @efounders Curious to discover the 5 reasons why I decided just this once to take the CEO-role? linkedin.com/pulse/love-5-re…

Today, through @SpaceX we are launching Gama Alpha, the first European Solar Sail Born from work I did 20 years ago at school, @gamaspace is now a reality thanks to @gouyonmatignon, @andrewnutter, @JordyPilote and our team of amazing engineers. mirror.xyz/titi.eth/u2pg_VQV…

20 million Euros... For once, this time it's us, @hexacc , announcing a great fundraising round. We always swim a bit against the current. It's been 7 years since we raised a single Euro, and while the ecosystem is struggling, we're accelerating. We have big ambitions at Hexa; we aim to go from creating 4 companies per year to launching 30 enterprises annually by 2030. It might not seem like much, but it means that by 2030, we would have created more than 150 startups from scratch. If we maintain our historical ratio of one unicorn for every ten, we'll have a nice herd. However, it's not as simple as it seems. We needed to crack three things: ✅ Scale an artisanal model by organizing around different verticals. With Hexa, we enable seasoned entrepreneurs to venture in a studio mode. @mvaxelaire has successfully taken over @efounders around the "future of Work", @camilletyan joined us in the Fintech studio, @florent in Web3, and we still have a lot to announce. Stay Tuned ✅ Find investors who believe in a very virtuous but totally unique model. We raised 20 million Euros with Family Offices, entrepreneurs, and even quite a few founders from our own ranks. We've kept a small pocket for the latecomers. ✅ And one last thing, and not the least, a beautiful space to put all these great people!We must say we were a bit cramped in our 250m2 for 7 years. Today we inaugurate our new 800m2 office at 12 rue Martel. We had several years to imagine an office that resembled us. We would like this former Crystal Factory “La Cristallerie” to become a central place for entrepreneurship in France, to create the jewels of tomorrow, and a meeting place for all those passing through. Feel free to pop in if you're in the area 😁

10 years 🎂🤩 What an amazing journey!! impossible to summarize a decade of achievements in a single tweet or even a thread: blog.efounders.co/efounders-…

Here is it! The 1M€ MRR French SaaS Club . They are fewer candidates than expected. >1M€ MRR (R stands for Recurring not Repeating) , >2010 (Young Startups not dinosaurs), True SaaS (>60-70% Gross Margin) , French (= french founders): airtable.com/shrDiPhoVKpfydW… #babycorn

.@mailjet has been acquired by their US competitor @Mail_Gun. It was an amazing adventure that started with @jtartarin and @wiloo, and then scaled with @renard_alexis. It was the gate to the SaaS world for @qnickmans and I. Very thankful for where it brought us with @efounders

No oversized team. No fancy office. Just a good Product.

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that eFounders alumni would have created more companies than eFounders itself. They've launched 46 companies, raised a total of $437M, opened offices worldwide, and some have even become unicorns. So who’s behind the eFounders mafia? ⬇️

After 9 months in the womb, the wait is (finally 😓) over, we are thrilled to welcome @FolkHQ V1. Releasing a V1 is never easy or comfortable, but this is a major milestone for the team and the true beginning of our story. Onboardings start today!

The more regular the investor reports, the more successful the startups! In my portfolio, 6 send weekly reports, 25 send monthly reports, 12 quarterly, 35 never send a report or sporadically. Now you know where you stand! 😋

66 investments as a business angel 😇 (only counting tech&early stages startups) since 2009. 2/3 since 2016. 72% IRR (non-realized). 33% without the top 2. 4 losses 👎. 0 exits 🤑. It seems profitable to invest as a BA but it definitely requires patience! data from @Kushim_

It started as a simple idea a few years ago: integrating banking services to reinvent company spending management. @spendesk announces today a 35M EUR serie B. 👏 Congrats to @rodArdant @jordanegiuly #guillhembellion & +120 team who made it a reality! techcrunch.com/2019/09/08/sp…

What @stripe has done for Payments in 2010, we have tried to make for Banking in 2020: developer-first API + easy-setup. @swanapi helps companies add a banking layer to expand their offering, reinvent their business models and move into a new dimension. techcrunch.com/2020/09/15/ba…

.@efounders is a startup studio 🌿 We only launch a select amount of startups a year because we do things by hand, we pour our souls into each and everyone of our projects. This year, we're launching 4. Here's our #ef20 batch👇

SaaS is much less capital intensive that VCs lead us to believe. It's cheap to build, acquisition costs are predictable, and margins are higher than any other industry. SaaS founders need less money and more equity.

et Voilà! @Mention just got acquired by @mynewsdesk. Second exit this year for @efounders. Thanks to @mvaxelaire @arnaud_lb for this amazing journey. You transform a wireframe to a product and a product to a successful company : techcrunch.com/2018/08/31/my… @romaindillet

The time I thought it takes to build a SaaS MVP : 9 months max The time it really takes to build a SaaS MVP : 18 months min #RealityCheck

an ideal seed round today: ❓what: a small team (2-5) + an MVP + initial traction 👥who: one or two seed funds + a few savvy business angels ⚙️how: Convertible Notes (Safe) 💰how much: 1-3M USD

Et voilà !! It is an important time for a studio. We made revenue for the first time in 7 years 😄 Congrats to the team @textmaster and @ThibaultLougnon to make it happen - time to celebrate 🎉 blog.efounders.co/textmaster…

Everybody is wrong about startup studios. It is not about being better at designing products or faster at creating early traction. It is all about building a reputation to attract the best talents! @efounders #startupstudio

We changed our terminology at eFounders. Instead of saying "we build" we'll use "we launch" 🚀to give more credit to our founders. They're the ones creating long term value 💪

For the first time in our 12-year journey, we're making our demo time public. Today at 6 PM, at our new office on Rue Martel, the last 6 @hexacc projects will pitch! Only 11 spots left, if you're a VC or BA, contact me at elziere@gmail.com.

I've received many questions, here are some answers: @h_liryc, @efounders & I are working on a new app: Folk.app. I'll be CEO and will continue full throttle at eFounders. For @folkHQ we're looking for a Lead Front Dev (React/GraphQL/Electron), DM if interested!

What makes a great startup idea? A vision that you can reach in 7 years and a first step that you can build in 3 months.

Today, @Yousignfr raises a 30 million Series A. Here's the story of how we decided to launch our own eSignature solution (not Yousign!) back in 2013, and how we failed. Only to partner with @Yousignfr five years later. 👇

We are working on a new project that rethinks excel, not the table 🗂part but the spreadsheet 🧮 part. If you are interested in founding it with us please DM. For any questions about our model :

I have seen a huge variety of people become successful entrepreneurs, sharp ones, introvert ones, relaxed ones, diligent ones but there is one trait they all share : every single one is hardworking. @paulg's latest (excellent) essay explains this (&more) :paulgraham.com/hwh.html

The web just got an upgrade. A new world of opportunities is opening right before our eyes. Reflecting on web3 and why it’s time to download the web’s latest version: mirror.xyz/titi.eth/bzCbQBXI…

🎉It is a big day today @efounders . We are launching Kairn with @patbsci and @Gus_V88 . @KairnApp is not only a task manager but a brand new way for individuals and teams to manage their days. Stay tuned!! If you’re excited 🤩or just curious 🤔: Kairn.app!

6 years ago I met @rodArdant. At the time, @Spendesk known as PayX, was just an idea brewing at @efounders. Since then, the incredible team at Spendesk has led the company further than we could have ever imagined. Today, they’re raising €100M Series C. Congrats to all! 🎉

Maybe the most insightful and accurate thread about our model @efounders !! 🙌👍

Looking for a CTO/Founder for the next @efounders project. It is our version of a task manager 😁. If you are interested by the mission of freeing up time of millions of workers and if you are available now, you should DM me :)

It is great to create a new software category: - @NotionHQ : all-in-one workspace - @SlackHQ : Team communication - @FrontApp : Shared Inbox for teams It is even better when your name becomes the category itself : - @Uber for X - @Superhuman of X

️🚨 Opportunity of a Lifetime 🚨 We're looking for a CTO/CoFounder for one of our post-seed venture at @efounders . The team is amazing, and everything is yet to be built. If you're an entrepreneur at hearth ♥️, a passionate engineer👩‍💻 and a people leader 🤠, please DM!

Success doesn't happen overnight. Today, @aircall becomes a unicorn. Even if the crazy valuations of the past few years might have tarnished its corn. It's the sign of true achievement and the fruit of years of dedication and hard-work 👇

27 times: @mailjet @textmaster @Mention @FrontApp @aircall @Spendesk @hivyapp @illustrio @ForestAdmin @Foxintel_data @stationhq @SliteHQ @zenvesthq @UpflowHQ @multisHQ @getequify @givebriq @swanapi @YousignEU @oncedotapp @FolkHQ @CycleProduct @bonjourteam blog.efounders.co/efounders-…

After @aircall (eF14) and @Spendesk (eF16), @FrontHQ (eF14) now becomes the third @efounders unicorn. Very proud of what @collinmathilde and @l_perrin achieved: they built one of the most valuable SaaS companies & join the small circle of 10 SaaS unicorns founded & led by women

After a 7 years struggle 😅 we finally got eFounders.com without a dash - We had to celebrate this victory with a brand new website : efounders.com/

🔥 Unique Opportunity for a Tech Leader 🔥 An @efounders startup is looking for a late Technical Co-Founder / CTO Still in private beta - they're backed by Top Bay Area funds Ideally based in Europe at this time or willing to relocate DMs are open if interested 💯

Arrêtez de gaspiller votre énergie à parler de @QwantCom - ce projet n'a jamais fait de sens et n'en fera jamais. Réfléchissons plutôt à quoi pourrait ressembler le moteur de recherche de demain.

We're finally recognized by our peers @romaindillet 😜. What's ahead is very exciting: building more ambitious projects (and continuing to build the future of work) and finding better ways to finance startups (fairer for founders). Stay Tuned 😘. techcrunch.com/2018/05/30/st…

Proud to announce the launch of a new application we've been secretly developing for months with @_arthurbk and @efounders It's called @oncedotapp ! It is about telling stories to the world and engaging people - in a nutshell: stories for people at work! once.app

👏Very impressed with what @RevolutApp in particular and neobank in general offers in term of UX and UI. It is definitely one of the best applications ever designed.

Hello San Francisco, I hope you are well. We have not arrived empty-handed. We have, as planned, brought you some exciting gifts from Europe: @CycleProduct , @bonjourteam, @oncedotapp and @FolkHQ. Looking forward to seeing you soon, 😗 Thibaud

We are about to finish the prototype for a #blockchain project @efounders - We want to go further and turn into an MVP. We are looking for an entrepreneur passionate by the blockchain industry to become the CEO/Founder. Contact me!

Like every 3 months - It is demotime @efounders - an internal event somewhere in the country side : Multis.co zenvest.com swan.io bonjour.io hellochilli.com and 2 other secret projets 🤫 on stage! ❤️

Fotolia is dead, Long live Adobe Stock! 14 years ago, to the date, I purchased the domain name Fotolia.com. Today Adobe announced the shutdown of the website. @fotolia is now @adobestock. I had the time of my life! 🎬🙇‍♂️

We've just moved into our new @hexacc office in Paris, first coffee in the temporary kitchen. From a casual conversation sprouted an amazing idea. Long live in-person interactions, long live serendipity 🙏

It is a new and amazing 🤲 adventure for @efounders. We are joining @LucPallavidino @antoinelouiset & the all @Yousignfr team for a new challenge 💪 Our mission: to become the European eSignature leader ✍️ with yousign.com. Join the movement ✊

Incredibly excited today to launch @hexacc and our new vision: democratizing a new way for entrepreneurship. Hexa isn’t a new startup, nor a startup studio, nor a new name for eFounders. Hexa.cc has been months in the works medium.com/inside-hexa/intro…

We are starting a very ambitious project with two amazing founders @efounders. We are building a new generation of banking services and we look for a strong CTO (you don't have to know bank but code 😁) #bankasaservice #bankfordevelopers MP if interested!

👏👏👏@multisHQ Multis is the 5th company we sent to @ycombinator . Our philosophy at eFounders is to make our companies become fully autonomous, and YC is without a doubt the best launch pad to independence that you could ever dream of. blog.efounders.co/multis-ef1…

When I ask VCs what the new trend in the Valley is they all answer 100x (pronounced one hundred X), meaning the hottest software companies that are valued at 100 times their annual revenue. Examples: @airtable @superhuman and @figma

💥One more @efounders startup leaves the nest : @ForestSaaS (eF16) raises $3,5M Seed Round - 👏 @SeyZ_ and his team blog.efounders.co/forest-ef1…

VCs encourage entrepreneurs to raise too much money in order to secure a minimum stack of equity. Startups should raise less and more progressively!

2020 is definitely a year of paradoxes for @efounders and all of us. thread 👇

Ready for @efounders' Halloween Party tonight! 🎃

We created a new program to help founders with a strong expertise to transform their idea into a successful company: start.efounders.co/

Gmail and Outlook are great prosumers tools but they haven’t been built for teams. Along with its serie C annoucenement, Front positions itself like the first truly collaborative Email client. Smart Move. Bold Vision. techcrunch.com/2020/01/22/sh…

En toute objectivité 😊 ce vélo est vraiment dingue! Bravo à toute l’équipe @Cowboy_HQ en attendant la V3! Le Cowboy fait le beau du @capferret à la dune du pilat!

There is no doubt that @eFounders is a Product-First organisation. So naturally, searching for our next Product Lead is central to how we run things. She/he will join the core-team and work by my side taking the lead on everything product related at eFounders. DM if interested.

For those who still doubt about the Startup Studio Model 😁 medium.com/futuresight/how-s…

Happy Me - just received my new @Cowboy_HQ 🤠🚴🏼‍♂️early this morning

Cherche entrepreneurs ambitieux pour projets audacieux (ou le contraire). Faites votre marché : efounders.com/people/call-fo…

People always ask me how to judge if someone is "good at product." When you want to know if someone is good at architecture, you start by asking them about the buildings they like and perhaps their favorite architects. They might reply that they are a fan of the Villa Savoye near Paris, of the modernist movement, and especially of its leading architect, Le Corbusier, whose life and work they are familiar with. As an expert, you will then discuss why this work is remarkable. They will explain how the stilts elevate the house to free up the basement, they will surely also tell you the history of rooftop terraces, praise the "open plan" which, thanks to the load-bearing structure, eliminates the need for load-bearing walls, offering more layout freedom. They will end by praising the brilliance of strip windows which provide light as well as a panoramic view. In short, you'll get your money's worth. If you want to know if someone is "good at product," do the same thing: discuss products. Ask them about their favorite products and, more importantly, ask why. Don't settle for the easy answer you could get from any satisfied user. Dig deeper and demand a product professional's response. If they tell you they like "Notion" – as do millions of other users – hope that they say they love Notion because they invented the interface of modern software just as Microsoft did 30 years earlier. While Google Suite naively adapted Microsoft's office suite online by replicating the same products and interfaces, Notion fully embraced the new paradigm of the web. Notion used the multi-modality of the webpage to accommodate structured data, images, text, and more within a single object, "the page." They built on the block concept, which we'd seen elsewhere, like on Medium, but they improved and sophisticated it. Microsoft Office was designed for "print," focusing on layout and formatting, but Notion is designed for the web and mobile. Also, expect them to talk about the page as a granular object that abstracts the file and its tree structure (the ability to nest a page within a page) that replaces the notion of a directory. Hope they touch on the "Workspace" concept that extends the notion of an account and companies. Demand as much from a product professional's answer as you would from an architecture professional's. Expect the same passion, expertise, attention to detail, and historical knowledge. And if you consider yourself "good at product," don't hesitate to join us at @hexacc : talent@hexa.com

$1.5m+ MRR / 250+ employees /$125m+ valuation with the first 5 companies in 5 years. #happy5thbirthday @efounders 🍾 - bring on the next 5️⃣

It's been 18 months since we launched our first house and 2 years since my brother @robinmichou and I, along with the entire iconic.house team, have been working together. It certainly deserved a recap post and a little announcement! Two years ago, we really didn't know much about hospitality. We had never bought a house, never managed construction, never hosted and managed guests. Terms like FF&E, OS&E, MICE, OTA, F&B sounded like gibberish. Today, we're starting to grasp the fundamentals of hospitality. Some even say we've made a name for ourselves in luxury hospitality, "an achievement," they say, "in such a short time." In reality, we still have a lot to learn. We're pioneering a whole new sector with our collection of private homes. Everything is up for invention: the types of houses, the best locations, how to design them, who to rent them to, at what price, the level of service to include. We're writing a new chapter in luxury hospitality, and we aim to set the standard. The main lesson we've learned? If the three most important factors in real estate are often defined as "Location, Location, Location", then the equivalent for hospitality would be "Service, Service, Service." Even the most modest location can be elevated by impeccable service... and vice versa. In fact, our offering is centered around service. To differentiate ourselves from traditional rental agencies, from the beginning, we've emphasized service, relying on a house manager for each home and a dedicated team handling check-in/check-out, daily cleaning, daily breakfast, and concierge services. We realized this year that while this was good, it wasn't enough. We needed to offer our very demanding clients services that matched the venue (and the price range...). So, we decided to take our service to the next level by adding to what we currently offer: a chef, a housekeeper, and enhanced service staff throughout the day based on client needs. With this level of service, our concept is further anchored: hotel-like homes that combine the intimacy of a private home with the luxury of a high-end hotel. To date, we've launched 4 houses in France: L’étoile des Baux in Alpilles, le 1550 in Courchevel Village, Les Bords du Lac in Hossegor, and most recently, les Hauts de Gordes in Luberon. Today, we're announcing the launch in Spring 2024 of our 5th venture: "Le Coeur du Ferret". A wooden "cabin" in the heart of the eponymous peninsula, ideally situated between the village, the ocean, and the bay. Together with Frédéric THET, the Studio Jaune (Marine Delaloy and Paula Alvarez de Toledo), Joséphine Fossey, and Valentin Caro of MVP production, we have a vision: to rethink the Ferret-Capienne cabin, breaking away from its iconic austerity. More details to come!

Full commitment 💪, unlimited ambition 🚀and authentic kindness ♥️! What else?! Congrats to @firminzoc @Fl0rianFournier, @ghislainf and their @PayFit team techcrunch.com/2019/06/16/pa…

7 out of 80 from @efounders : @FrontApp @SliteHQ @aircall @mailjet @YousignEU @Spendesk @UpflowHQ Let's double that number for the next edition 😁

In marketing and communication, preparation is everything. Taking 10x more time preparing yields 100x the rewards. This is true for launches, content, PR, campaigns, referrals, etc...

People 👎 Jira, Salesforce, PowerPoint and the like. They think they want a better tool, but what they really need is a different product. Addressing these markets isn't about bringing a fresh UI/UX to an old tool, it's about creating a new paradigm.

You might have heard about @superhuman - gmail killer - a reference and an example of a new wave of productivity software. @mboudoukhane just published a VERY interesting article about how building YOUR superhuman without copying it. A must-read : medium.com/@mboudoukhane/so-…

I just remembered we launched mobya (mobile consumer startup-studio) in 2009 with @vaidis @studiomelipone @Steaw : - #JoinMe : Localise your Friends - #RateMe : Hot or Not on mobile - #InstantPay : Mobile To Mobile Payment Apps Bad timing but we should have persevered 😄

#freeidea 😀 : a great API for a collaborative + markdown editor. Text Editor as service. We almost need it in every SaaS applications we are working on.

A huge Kudo to @jdguyot and his team. After revolutionising train bookings with @captaintrain he just launched the first ever indepedant bank in France in 50 years : @bankmemo !

You work for a VC but believe there is a better option for financing startups? Contact-me and let's invent it together!

You work for a VC and you miss the real shit. We have a unique opportunity to work BOTH on product and investment in the core team @efounders, MP me!

1)A few thoughts about bottom-up approaches in B2B SaaS. A bottom-up strategy for B2B is opposed to the traditional top-down approach. The idea is to target the individual or a small team of individuals and to promote organic growth within the company by capillarity.

We’re thrilled to launch @FleexHQ with @ElbazNoemie & @GenisWilliam to bring remote employees all the comfort of the office - anywhere they are. And to enable companies to keep attracting & engaging the best talent Let’s make work happen from anywhere fleex.com/

What if I jumped into the ceo seat of one of our startups and see what it is like to be a founder at @eFounders from the inside?

update 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ (since 2009) 146 direct investments as a business angel in 111 startups (excluding investments as a LP or GP). - 90.6% IRR (unrealized), 76.9% IRR (realized) - 10 losses. 17 exits. Data from @Kushim_

Exactly 7 years ago I met @qnickmans and we decided to launch @efounders. It was much more intense than expected. Here is the short story.

Raise the money you need not the money you are offered. Capital is a tool 🛠. Don’t think you should loose 25% of equity at every round in believing the more the safer. Do not let financial investors take 85% of your company. Always question everything, including this.

Just received my ⁦@Cowboy_HQ⁩ bike 🤠 ! Right in time to celebrate the fundraising with a ride ⁦@capferret⁩.

Still waiting for more mobile-first SaaS applications. A great way to find ideas is to start with the conviction that content meant to be consumed on mobile should be created on mobile. Chat, presentations, stories: the next mobile-first SaaS apps are just waiting to happen.

We entered web3 with @multisHQ in 2018, now we’re moving onto the serious stuff with the launch of a dedicated web3 studio: @3founders. It is our 2nd vertical studio after @logicfounders successfully launched one year ago with @camilletyan join-us on 3founders.xyz/

One of the specificities about how we design product at @eFounders: little to no written specification of the user story but a detailed wireframe instead.

Friday as usual @efounders - 7 PCs (product committees) in a row 🤩⚙️

You spend 7 hours a day working on your browser that was built 20 years ago to load HTML pages. We have built @stationhq and raise a seed round with @Accel to make your life at work better 😅 @al3xstrat @JBerthom blog.efounders.co/station-ef…

Whether or not you believe in Crypto, you should have a look at @multisHQ, It is our first step in the cryptoworld @efounders and we are quite proud of it 😊, please send us some love ❤️ : producthunt.com/posts/multis…

🤩 @efounders We are finally entering the crypto/blockchain arena with @multisHQ a crypto Wallet designed for companies and teams. Create or Import a Multis Team Wallet and Manage, Send, Receive your cryptos as a Team #cryptobank : request a demo here : multis.co

I met Julien and Nicolas from @algolia 7 years ago via @garycige. They had released a first version of a mobile first search SDK. What a long way they have come! 8000 customers further, they just raised $110M. 👏 @dessaigne @jlemoine_algo : techcrunch.com/2019/10/15/al…

.@efounders' new Batch officially announced by @romaindillet: @CycleProduct : All-in-one tool dedicated to Product-centric Teams @FolkHQ : Contact Management designed for teams and Individuals @oncedotapp : Stories for People at Work techcrunch.com/2019/11/06/an…

Two of the biggest challenges for remote teams: communication and knowledge. Since we deployed @Slack, we are not using email internally anymore. And since we deployed @Slite few months ago, we are not using @googledocs anymore. #revolution blog.efounders.co/slite-ef17…

Almost every second time entrepreneur has considered building a startup studio. Myself included. We dream to make others work for us. Expect it to be much more intense than anticipated. @efounders

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When developing a product, we believe two types emerge: "Filled" & "Empty" products. Unlike Empty products, Filled ones must start by integrating external data to deliver value to the user. This is a structural difference all founders should keep in mind: blog.folk.app/all-products-a…