Stories from entrepreneurs and product managers

To step back from the content of this first chapter, I would like to share a series of inspiring testimonials.

Lara Gervaise (in French), founder of Virtuosis AI, shares her experience with a divisive feature.

Massimo Banzi (in English), the creator of Arduino, looks back on how an open-hardware project grew into an iconic product.

Sylvie Fleury (in French), CEO of Hunteed, illustrates how a poorly designed product can still find its place by meeting a genuine market need.

Sébastien Gilabert (in French), CEO of Missia, shares a ‘silly mistake’ born out of the classic overload faced by entrepreneurs.

Aurélien Onimus (in French), CEO of Tanjiblocks, reminds us how ego can become a founder’s worst enemy.

Paul Benoit (in French), founder of Qarnot Computing, explores the paradox of patents: filing early enough to secure development, while still in the process of discovering the market’s real need.