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Antoine Buteau

Antoine Buteau

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Lessons from Jean de La Rochebrochard

Jean de La Rochebrochard (often known as JdlR) is one of Europe's most prolific and philosophical early-stage investors. As the Managing Partner of Kima Ventures, the seed fund of Xavier Niel, he has backed hundreds of startups. He is renowned for his "human-driven" investment thesis, which
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Lessons from Harry Stebbings

Harry Stebbings is one of the most prominent figures in the modern venture capital ecosystem. He famously turned a podcast he started in his bedroom as a teenager into a media empire and, subsequently, a multi-hundred-million-dollar venture fund. His journey is a masterclass in content-driven networking, personal branding, and leveraging
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Lessons from Ilkka Paananen

Ilkka Paananen is the co-founder and CEO of Supercell, the Finnish mobile games giant behind global hits like Clash of Clans, Hay Day, and Brawl Stars. He is widely admired for creating one of the most unique and successful corporate cultures in the world, built on a foundation of trust,
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Lessons from Taavet Hinrikus

Taavet Hinrikus is one of Europe's most influential tech figures. As the very first employee at Skype, he learned firsthand how to scale a disruptive global product. He then co-founded Wise, a fintech giant that took on the banking industry with a mission of transparency and fairness, fundamentally
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Lessons from Hurst Lin

Hurst Lin is a highly influential figure in the venture capital landscape, bridging the worlds of technology and investment between the US and Asia. Before co-founding DCM Ventures, a prominent cross-border venture capital firm, he was a pioneering tech executive who was instrumental in the growth of one of China&
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Lessons from Anna Fang

Anna Fang is the CEO and Partner of ZhenFund, one of China's most influential and active early-stage investment firms. Since joining in 2011, she has been the driving force behind the firm's professionalization and growth, overseeing its investments in over 800 startups. A fixture on the
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Lessons from Wang Qiang

Wang Qiang is a revered figure in China's technology and education landscapes, known for his profound intellect, love of books, and deeply philosophical approach to business and life. As a co-founder of both the education behemoth New Oriental and the influential early-stage venture capital firm ZhenFund, his career
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Lessons from Duane Kuang

Duane Kuang is a founding Managing Partner of Qiming Venture Partners, one of China's most prominent and successful venture capital firms. With a distinguished career that includes leadership roles at Cisco Systems and Intel, Kuang brought deep operational and technological expertise to the world of venture capital when
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