Founders should master industry regulations themselves rather than outsourcing to lawyers
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Jean-Charles Samoulian, co-founder and CEO of French healthcare platform Alan, shares lessons learned from operating in heavily regulated sectors like aerospace and insurance.
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“You should not give regulation to lawyers. Yourself, you know, you need to go as deep as possible.”
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