by Jacques Knight | Mar 26, 2016 | INNOVATION
One reason to build a startup index is to get data out of it. At least, such a reason might seem plausible. With data, you can measure such things as the life expectancy of startups. Why not? But this means that your index needs a graveyard, that is to say, a place...
by Jacques Knight | Mar 26, 2016 | INNOVATION
A company’s corporate culture prescribes to its members what to believe, what to prefer, what to do and how to do it. Such a set of prescriptions is based on the example of leaders, on the traditions of the past, and on bureaucratic rules. It follows that changing a...
by Jacques Knight | Feb 24, 2016 | HEROES
At Presans, we like the idea of commandos. It captures a vital aspect of project-oriented management. When you think about it, everything great starts that way: the seminal force of a tightly-bonded team is a creative act we can witness in all historical moments of...
by Jacques Knight | Feb 24, 2016 | INNOVATION
Techinnov happened a couple of weeks ago. Now in its tenth year, this cross-industrial trade fair has become an important component of the Île-de-France innovation ecosystem. Once a year in February, the upper floor of Orly airport thus turns into a marketplace for...
by Jacques Knight | Feb 24, 2016 | INNOVATION
Dans l’épisode précédent de cette série, j’ai examiné l’impact disruptif de l’index de startup AngelList. L’un des secteurs chamboulés par la boîte de Naval Ravikant est le capital risque: les fameux venture capitalists, ou VCs. Le défaut...
