Why I Refuse to Sign NDAs When People Reach Out
A clear explanation of why NDAs create unnecessary conflicts for an investor involved with hundreds of companies, and why execution matters more than the protected idea.
LinkedIn Articles
Essays available in English.
A curated English index of my LinkedIn writing, grouped by theme. Articles already published in English open directly in English; French originals now have English translations published here on the site.
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LinkedIn essays indexed, including 7 English translations of French originals.
Entrepreneurship & Investing
Startup building, founder relationships, education, trust and the realities of investing.
Is a coding Bootcamp the right thing for you?
A practical reflection on coding bootcamps, learning how to learn, and why short, focused training can help people discover and build new skills.
About Startup & ICO Investments
An investor perspective on ICO disappointment, short-term speculation, execution risk and the difference between a scam and a startup that simply fails.
Is the Business World Without Faith or Law?
A moral reading of business: honest work, customer satisfaction, fair pricing, transparent relationships and the danger of building companies on manipulation.
Technology, Time & Memory
How digital tools shape attention, productivity, archives and the fragile memory of a generation.
How to keep our personal data still available for the next generations?
A question about the durability of photos, files and social posts when services disappear, credentials are lost and physical archives outlive digital ones.
In Praise of Disconnection: Taking Back Control of Your Time and Life
A long essay on the inversion from rare connection to constant connection, and the need to recover deep attention, reading and self-control.
An Easy Method to Be Productive and Efficient All Day: PTM
The PTM method: focus on the real problem, the useful task and the metric that proves progress instead of confusing activity with effectiveness.
Independent Thinking & Society
Essays about pressure, politics, experts, social networks and the discipline of thinking for oneself.
Thinking by and for oneself in the era of social networking
A defense of independent judgment in a world saturated with group opinions, political labels and social pressure.
Does Independence of Mind Really Exist?
A critique of expertise, media shortcuts and intellectual dependence, drawn from the experience of writing and being interviewed from a young age.
Using Your Youth to Succeed
A direct message to young people: no law, subsidy or political promise can replace learning, energy, usefulness and the responsibility to build your own future.
Life, Character & Encouragement
Human energy, confidence, recognition and the way small attitudes can transform families, teams and companies.
The Best Energy
An essay on encouragement as one of the most powerful forms of human energy: free to create, easy to destroy and essential in work and family life.