This Entrepreneur Raised 00 Million To Make Supply Chains More Accountable
Pierre-François Thaler has been helping increase sustainability throughout our business ecosystem. He has built a sizable venture of his own in the process. During our exclusive interview on the Dealmakers podcast, he shared how he got into entrepreneurship, what he learned from his early adventures in business, and his unique approaches to structuring them. Plus, how to manage company culture in the new environment we are living and working in, and some of the differences in launching a startup in Europe versus the US.
Pierre-François Thaler has been helping increase sustainability throughout our business ecosystem. He has built a sizable venture of his own in the process.
During our exclusive interview on the Dealmakers podcast, he shared how he got into entrepreneurship, what he learned from his early adventures in business, and his unique approaches to structuring them. Plus, how to manage company culture in the new environment we are living and working in, and some of the differences in launching a startup in Europe versus the US.
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- 1. Born in France
- 2. The Best Way To Learn Entrepreneurship: Just Do It
- 3. Once An Entrepreneur, Always An Entrepreneur
- 4. The Advantages Of A Co-CEO Structure
- 5. Starting Up In France
- 6. Managing Company Culture In A Distributed Environment
Born in France
Pierre-Francois Thaler was born in France and has spent time traveling and living in Asia and New York as well. Today, he is back in France, working on his latest startup.
At school, Pierre found he was good at math. That made him a good engineer. Something he feels he was born to do. Though he has applied that mostly to sales, marketing and entrepreneurship.
At INSEAD he studied electronics engineering and found a great meeting of project management and engineering. It was there that he met the cofounders for his first startup.
The Best Way To Learn Entrepreneurship: Just Do It
It is wise to consult others who have already been there and know the moves to make and avoid. Though there is no classroom that will really prepare you for what it is like to be a founder. There is a lot you will only learn by jumping in. You’ll learn a lot faster too.
Thaler’s first venture was B2Build, an online marketplace for building materials. They quickly raised
5M in capital. They sprinted to opening in five countries in 30 days out of the gate. They had to close down within 24 months.
Despite that pain, he still counts it as one of his great learning experiences.
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