Launch HN: Buoyant (YC S21) – Blimp drones for air freight

Re:Launch HN: Buoyant (YC S21) – Blimp drones for air freight by atlasunshrugged on Monday August 23, 2021 @03:18PM (#28280654)

I'm not french but spent a fair amount of time in the EU tech ecosystem and I think that "Notably french startups generally have poor execution." is a super general statement that isn't fair to apply. I mean Bernard Arnault, one of the wealthiest people in the world, built LVMH and the government has been working hard via the la french tech initiative and Station F to make the startup ecosystem much more friendly.

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Re:Launch HN: Buoyant (YC S21) – Blimp drones for air freight by c_o_n_v_e_x on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @01:12AM (#28285326)

I worked for a French founder for a few years and was quite involved with a lot of French people and companies (Thales, Veolia, Engie... to name a few) in tech.

I'll reserve my comments about my own personal experience but I think the characterization of poor execution is a bit sweeping.

Where I think the French and American start up communities differ is that failure is not generally accepted in France, whereas in the US it's acknowledged and somewhat accepted to have a few "duds" on the resume.

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Re:Launch HN: Buoyant (YC S21) – Blimp drones for air freight by EmilyHATFIELD on Monday August 23, 2021 @04:50PM (#28281742)

I think you're thinking about Xavier Niel, which created Free, Station F and 42

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