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 CEOsHire for an AI use case, not a diploma.
If I had to hire a junior in marketing or finance tomorrow, I'd weigh their Claude use case heavier than their school. Why AI fluency is the new hiring filter — and what a good use case actually looks like.
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-investorsEuropean champions go on offence.
Doctolib in the UK, Deel and Qonto on a global acquisition spree, Brevo crossing unicorn status with eleven acquisitions. European tech is no longer just defending its home market — it's buying its way into the next decade.
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.