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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 CEOs

Three 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-investors

Argentina, 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.

Advise — Notes for boards

For corporate leaders & chairs

Pay peanuts on boards, get peanuts.

Only 30% of French startups pay their independent directors. Below — what good board work actually costs, why the cheapest seat is the most expensive one, and a benchmark grid by company stage.

Note. These pieces are reworked, expanded versions of posts originally published on LinkedIn. New writing appears here every few weeks — never on a schedule, always when something is worth saying.