Welcome to Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F, a podcast to inspire and support entrepreneurs in their journey!
STATION F is the world's largest startup campus, with 1000+ startups working on-site. Located in Paris, STATION F gathers all the services an entrepreneur might need under one roof, including 350+ VC funds, 30+ public administrations, and mentorship offices by leading tech companies like Apple, Google, AWS, and OVH.
We are here to help bring ambitious ideas to life and, in this podcast, you'll be able to meet some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and personalities, discover exciting projects, and learn from their experiences. Failures, regrets, tips, learnings, emotions - no topic will be avoided. We will address all questions to learn the best from our guests.
Sit tight, listen carefully, and take notes, because you're about to get inspired.
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Welcome to Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F, a podcast to inspire and support entrepreneurs in their journey!
STATION F is the world's largest startup campus, with 1000+ startups working on-site. Located in Paris, STATION F gathers all the services an entrepreneur might need under one roof, including 350+ VC funds, 30+ public administrations, and mentorship offices by leading tech companies like Apple, Google, AWS, and OVH.
We are here to help bring ambitious ideas to life and, in this podcast, you'll be able to meet some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and personalities, discover exciting projects, and learn from their experiences. Failures, regrets, tips, learnings, emotions - no topic will be avoided. We will address all questions to learn the best from our guests.
Sit tight, listen carefully, and take notes, because you're about to get inspired.
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Mathilde Collin is the co-founder and CEO of Front. Since starting Front in 2013, Mathilde has raised over $138 million with an impressive roster of investors including Sequoia, Initialized, and the founders of Slack, Zoom, Atlassian, and more. She is known for her values-driven leadership style and for championing top-down radical transparency. From lessons in leadership to tips on fundraising, this episode is filled with invaluable tips for CEOs!
Topics:
00:22 — Introduction with Cindy Yang
01:18 — Introduction of Mathilde Collin
02:23 — Mathilde’s background and mission to make “work happier”
04:48 — The importance of measuring what you want to improve in your company and how Front measures employee happiness
06:36 — Use cases of Front: Shopify, Lydia, Sennder
08:45 — Surprising use cases: political campaigns and #CovidListe, COVID vaccine lists!
10:22 — Fundraising tips for CEOs: the importance of mindset, storytelling, and focus ⚠️
16:06 — Building between Paris and San Francisco at Y Combinator
16:32 — The tech ecosystems in France vs. the US
18:14 — On sharing her learnings on her blog and on writing to clarify thoughts
20:28 — Mathilde’s most important lessons in leadership
23:56 — Good transparency vs. bad transparency
25:47 — On vulnerability
28:15 — Startup spaces that Mathilde is excited about: mental health and asynchronous communication
31:33 — Gender diversity in entrepreneurship
This episode is supported by TikTok, hosted and produced by Cindy Yang. Art is by Gaëtan Lefebvre.
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