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The Rollercoaster Ride to Scaling a Unicorn, with Nicolas Brusson, Co-Founder and CEO of BlaBlaCar
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Innhold levert av 40 Minute Mentor, JBM, and James Mitra. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av 40 Minute Mentor, JBM, and James Mitra eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
“You’ll make mistakes but that doesn’t matter - it’s all about speed and growth, but at some point you’ll have to go and clean up the room.”
Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Nicolas Brusson, Co-Founder & CEO of BlaBlaCar - the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 26 million active members a year to share a ride in 21 countries.
BlaBlaCar’s environmentally and human-friendly mobility network saves 1.6M tons of CO2 and enables 120M human connections every year.
On top of leading BlaBlaCar, Nicolas is also an investor in many mission-driven brands, such as Ankorstore, Home Exchange and Dust, to name a few, so there is plenty to unpack in today's episode, including:
➡️ Becoming a father and closing a $10 million fundraising round [4:41]
➡️ Missed opportunities and keeping up with competition [06:42]
➡️ Bringing entrepreneurship into schools [09:55]
➡️ From Physics to VC and Entrepreneurship [12:32]
➡️ Rebuilding after mass layoffs [14:55]
➡️ The main lesson from the ups and downs of startup life [17:03]
➡️ Advert: More about Kitt [25:29]
➡️ The origin and evolution of BlaBlaCar [26:39]
➡️ The shift in the sharing economy and building the ‘Airbnb for cars’ [29:00]
➡️ Recognising and surviving different phases of the business [32:35]
➡️ The danger in doing too many things, a turning point for BlaBlaCar [34:47]
➡️ Becoming a multi-model platform, expanding the carpool idea [36:46]
➡️ Navigating Covid without layoffs [37:39]
➡️ Reshaping and evolving your company culture [40:30]
➡️ ️Questioning company values and when they’re more than just a word on a wall [42:26]
➡️ Creating a culture of mentorship [43:50]
➡️ Audience question: The future of BlaBlaCar [46:54]
⛳ Helpful links:
➡️ Connect with Nicolas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasbrusson/
➡️ Find out more about BlaBlaCar: https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
➡️ More about our sponsors, Kitt: https://www.kittoffices.com/en/
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“You’ll make mistakes but that doesn’t matter - it’s all about speed and growth, but at some point you’ll have to go and clean up the room.”
Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Nicolas Brusson, Co-Founder & CEO of BlaBlaCar - the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 26 million active members a year to share a ride in 21 countries.
BlaBlaCar’s environmentally and human-friendly mobility network saves 1.6M tons of CO2 and enables 120M human connections every year.
On top of leading BlaBlaCar, Nicolas is also an investor in many mission-driven brands, such as Ankorstore, Home Exchange and Dust, to name a few, so there is plenty to unpack in today's episode, including:
➡️ Becoming a father and closing a $10 million fundraising round [4:41]
➡️ Missed opportunities and keeping up with competition [06:42]
➡️ Bringing entrepreneurship into schools [09:55]
➡️ From Physics to VC and Entrepreneurship [12:32]
➡️ Rebuilding after mass layoffs [14:55]
➡️ The main lesson from the ups and downs of startup life [17:03]
➡️ Advert: More about Kitt [25:29]
➡️ The origin and evolution of BlaBlaCar [26:39]
➡️ The shift in the sharing economy and building the ‘Airbnb for cars’ [29:00]
➡️ Recognising and surviving different phases of the business [32:35]
➡️ The danger in doing too many things, a turning point for BlaBlaCar [34:47]
➡️ Becoming a multi-model platform, expanding the carpool idea [36:46]
➡️ Navigating Covid without layoffs [37:39]
➡️ Reshaping and evolving your company culture [40:30]
➡️ ️Questioning company values and when they’re more than just a word on a wall [42:26]
➡️ Creating a culture of mentorship [43:50]
➡️ Audience question: The future of BlaBlaCar [46:54]
⛳ Helpful links:
➡️ Connect with Nicolas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasbrusson/
➡️ Find out more about BlaBlaCar: https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
➡️ More about our sponsors, Kitt: https://www.kittoffices.com/en/
⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️
Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm
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A unicorn is a magical creature shrouded in mystery known for its ability to make the impossible possible. In modern times, the word “unicorn” has come to mean something intrinsically valuable and difficult to obtain, whether that be a business with a $1 billion dollar valuation, or the love of a special someone. On Zero to Unicorn, we’ll hear directly from the Kaeding family as they recount their history of founding and operating Norhart, a unicorn-level business in the construction industr ...
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Custom Manufacturing Industry podcast is an entrepreneurship and motivational podcast on all platforms, hosted by Aaron Clippinger. Being CEO of multiple companies including the signage industry and the software industry, Aaron has over 20 years of consulting and business management. His software has grown internationally and with over a billion dollars annually going through the software. Using his Accounting degree, Aaron will be talking about his organizational ways to get things done. Hi ...
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