Notes from the field.
Operating across Paris, Buenos Aires and Miami gives a particular vantage point. Below — the pieces that travel best, organised by who they're written for.
Build — Notes for founders
For early-stage CEOsThree people doing the work of twenty.
A few Anthropic licences, three operators, and the throughput of a 20-person team. What I'm seeing across Paris and Miami — and why headcount stopped being a useful proxy for the health of a startup.
The six pillars of French tech — and why three are cracking.
25 years of ecosystem-building can be undone in 18 months. A diagnosis of what's holding up the French tech machine — and what's quietly giving way underneath it.
Back — Notes from the field
For LPs & co-investorsArgentina, back as the LatAm gateway.
A week in Buenos Aires after a stop in Miami. Founders forged by permanent crisis, a President opening the country to foreign capital, and the contours of a tech ecosystem coming back to life.
YC and a16z: the 2026 theses, read from the operator's seat.
When YC and a16z converge, it's rarely just narrative. What their 2026 build-lists really say — about AI-native companies, organisational redesign, and the next category of founders.