France
4 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 4, 2024 by Judd Antin · said 47 times in 19 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
Mentions by year
brought up most by Lenny Rachitsky (19), Benjamin Lauzier (5), Rory Sutherland (4), Tanguy Crusson (2), Nabeel S. Qureshi (2), Gina Gotthilf (2), Alistair Croll (2), Uri Levine (1)
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2025 10 mentions in 5 episodes 2 per episode
- How Palantir built the ultimate founder factory | Nabeel S. Qureshi (founder, writer, ex-Palantir)
- Brian Chesky's secret mentor who scaled Airbnb (after dying 9 times & building a hotel empire)
- The AI-native startup: 5 products, 7-figure revenue, 100% AI-written code. | Dan Shipper (Every)
- Unconventional product lessons from Binance, N26, Google, more | Mayur Kamat (CPO at N26)
- How Revolut trains world-class PMs: The “Local CEO” model, raw intellect & building wow products
- every mention in 2025, scene by scene →
2024 28 mentions in 5 episodes 6 per episode
- How marketplaces win: Liquidity, growth levers, quality, more | Benjamin Lauzier (Lyft, Thumbtack)
- What most people miss about marketing | Rory Sutherland (Vice Chairman of Ogilvy UK, author)
- Hard-won lessons building 0 to 1 inside Atlassian | Tanguy Crusson (Head of Jira Product Discovery)
- Just evil enough: Subversive marketing strategies for startups | Alistair Croll
- Lessons from a 2-time unicorn builder, 50-time startup advisor and 20-time board member | Uri Levine
- every mention in 2024, scene by scene →
2023 7 mentions in 7 episodes 1 per episode
- Failure
- Scaling Duolingo, embracing failure, and insight into Latin America’s tech scene | Gina Gotthilf
- An inside look at Deel’s unprecedented growth | Meltem Kuran Berkowitz (Head of Growth)
- Relentless curiosity, radical accountability, and HubSpot’s winning growth formula | Chris Miller
- The power of strategic narrative | Andy Raskin
- Competing with giants: An inside look at how The Browser Company builds product | Josh Miller (CEO)
- Leveraging mentors to uplevel your career | Jules Walter (YouTube, Slack)
- every mention in 2023, scene by scene →
Everything said about France, oldest first
Jan 4, 2024 positive
Sep 29, 2024 neutral
Lower capital liquidity forces French startups to prioritize business models over tech
“In France, I think like the business model, like has to be like front and center, perhaps for each, like Be able to raise venture capital for each, be able to like even exist. Right. So it means like it attracts a lot of like business you know, minded you know…”
Sep 29, 2024 negative
Rigid French labor laws reduce product manager autonomy compared to the US
“I think in France, the market is much less liquid. So it's incredibly difficult to change jobs, and it's very expensive to fire someone in France. So it seems to lead to two effects beyond the obvious job security. One is, I think PMs tend to have less autonom…”