France

19 statements across 18 episodes · 8 bullish · 0 bearish · 18 people on the record · first statement Jan 21, 2016 by Neylan McBaine · said 164 times in 96 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Everything said about France, oldest first

Jan 21, 2016 neutral
Assertion Supported
BrainChase Buried Real Global Treasures in France and Japan for Students
“And the first summer, The treasure was a globe of Magellan that was buried in the south of France, and the winner got to take a trip over there to unbury it and to unearth it and won a 10,000 dollar cash prize. And this past summer in 2015, the treasure was …”
Neylan McBaine Jan 21, 2016 ▶ 14:01 Why You Should Always Promote Women with Neylan McBaine
Jan 30, 2016 bullish
Disclosure
iSideWith expands voter guide platform to Brazil, France, and Spain
“We're rolling out into some other countries too right now into Brazil, France, and Spain. So we have a, we have like a little bit of a research team we use for that.”
Taylor Peck Jan 30, 2016 ▶ 14:17 Weird Way To Capture 25m Leads Free with Taylor Peck of iSideWith.com
Sep 10, 2016 neutral
Assertion Supported
Collin: Front moved its entire team from France to San Francisco
“We moved everyone from France to San Francisco.”
Mathilde Collin Sep 10, 2016 ▶ 7:11 EP 413: SaaS, $242k MRR, $13 Million Raised to Re-Invent Business Email with Mathilde Collin of FrontApp
Oct 7, 2016 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hornet Displaced Competitors in France, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, Thailand, and Italy
“We're trying to deplete, displace competitors and key markets, and we've done that in France, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, Thailand, Italy, and trying to do that the rest of the world.”
Sean Howell Oct 7, 2016 ▶ 7:47 EP 440: $700k MRR, 100,000 Pay $7/mo For Gay Dating App Hornet, Will Beat Grindr?
Jan 8, 2017 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Saumet: Complex regulations make European e-signatures cost 1 to 2 euros each
“You have to understand that the market is very different between the U S and Europe. Talking about the signature in France or in Europe generally speaking, A signature is a paying we would pay from one to two euros per signature because he has, it's a much mor…”
Tim Saumet (Tim Salme) Jan 8, 2017 ▶ 13:38 EP 533: $1.5M Raised, $100k MRR Helping 800 Customers Manage and Track Documents with CEO Tim Samulet
Mar 22, 2017 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hornet Reached #2 Gay App Globally With Zero Marketing Spend
“We are now number two worldwide, which means we're number one in many key markets, such as France Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Russia, even Taiwan, Thailand, everywhere. And we have up to Q three this year, never spent a cent on marketing.”
Christoph Wittig Mar 22, 2017 ▶ 18:06 EP 606: Hornet Raises $8M to Become Gay Content Hub, 17M Users, 3M MAU with CEO Christof Wittig
Oct 28, 2017
Assertion Supported
French unemployment pays 60% of previous salary for up to two years
“That's 60% of your last drawn salary for up to two years.”
Christian Geissendoerfer Oct 28, 2017 ▶ 13:22 826: AdTech: Bootstrapped to $1m-$10m With 20% EBIDTA Margin
Sep 6, 2018 neutral
Insight
European Banks Typically Match Startup Equity 1:1 With Debt
“And in general, from the very beginning that's exactly how it works in, in France and I say even in Europe. So you have to raise one to get one in debt.”
Tim Salmay Sep 6, 2018 ▶ 8:18 1139 We're about to close $5m round for our sales document tool
Sep 6, 2018 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Salmay: France, Germany, and UK are Tilkee's top markets
“We could just secure the French markets and go very slow on the German and UK market. That's our top markets today.”
Tim Salmay Sep 6, 2018 ▶ 4:07 1139 We're about to close $5m round for our sales document tool
Oct 8, 2018 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
French state subsidies cover 450 of Moubeche's 500-euro monthly expenses
“I actually spend maybe, like, 500 euros per month, and the states is giving me, like, 450, so it's,”
Guillaume Moubeche Oct 8, 2018 ▶ 6:20 1171 New Founder Talks First 30 Days, $160k in Revenue, Next Steps
May 16, 2019
Disclosure
The entire five-person Ease Space team lives and works in one apartment
“Yes, and we're all living in the same apartment.”
Benjamin Prigent May 16, 2019 ▶ 14:35 1391 Can they Become B2B Version of LastPass?
Oct 23, 2019 positive
Disclosure
Paris: noCRM funds growth via non-dilutive French government grants
“There's a way to raise some money without touching the capital in France, so we are using this kind of mechanism. Yeah, it's a grant, but By government stuff.”
Sonny Paris Oct 23, 2019 ▶ 12:19 1551 Another CRM Hits 2500 Customers, $180k MRR
Jan 12, 2020 positive
Opinion
European companies are actively seeking alternatives to US software providers
“Companies are looking for alternatives to U S U S softwares. And we sort of built in a credibility, a brand that sort of makes us stand out in France. That's kind of help the recruitment of new customers.”
Lionel Roux Jan 12, 2020 ▶ 12:47 1632 How He Got 1000 Customers from 42,000 Free Users, $150k in MRR
Apr 10, 2021 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
De Villa: OSS Ventures does 60% of business in France, 40% abroad
“We are doing 60% of our business in France, 40% out of France. The thing is the 40% that we are doing out of France is Factories from French clients, but out of France.”
Renan de Villa Apr 10, 2021 ▶ 16:10 Factory SaaS Hits $2.2m Revenue, Raises $6m on $24m Valuation
Apr 22, 2021
Assertion Partly supported
Over 170,000 People in France Cancel Debts Annually via Insolvency
“In France, for example, they had this low for more than 50 years. So in France, more than 170,000 people per year goes through this low and cancel their debts.”
Christian Tanasi Apr 22, 2021 ▶ 9:10 They Did $210k Last Month Helping Eliminate Debt in Spain
Mar 7, 2022
Disclosure
Bawas: Brainboard founders bootstrapped using French salary benefits for two years
“You know, we got a, we were based in France and we got a system in France, you know, when you work for more than six years, you can take like two years off and you got all 60%, something like that of your salary. So we took advantage of that. We used it to fen…”
Shafik Bawas Mar 7, 2022 ▶ 4:52 How to Sell $50k Contracts on Day 1 of your Startup
Oct 8, 2022
Disclosure
Cognism acquired Kaspr in cash due to French equity tax inefficiencies
“Casper was a French company. There's a lot of negative noise about France as a country to do business in. So far we're having a very good experience. Here we did have one problem around tax on the, on equity. So, so it was actually more tax efficient to do a p…”
James Isilay Oct 8, 2022 ▶ 15:49 How We Acquired our PLG Competitor to Break $30m in Revenue
Feb 1, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Crow: Pre-Revenue Startups in France Can Access BPI Government Loans
“In France, you can have access to loans, even pre-revenue. You have this public answer called BPI. It's not grants. It is a loan, so you do have to pay back, but it's a loan that's specifically tailored for very early stage companies.”
Martin Crow Feb 1, 2023 ▶ 7:48 How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised
Sep 8, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Froda Scales Across Seven European Countries and Prepares for France
“Instead of doing one country greenfield establishment, we've been able to scale into, to six new countries or yeah, seven currently building for France at a much higher pace than we could do if we were doing everything on our own.”
Oliver Moseni Sep 8, 2026 ▶ 15:24 The Surprising Way This Startup Bank Makes Millions
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