Jun 29, 2022How to innovate, find a niche and survive economic downturnRough seas make stronger sailors. — A few days ago I was invited by Black Ark, a subsidiary of Chinese tech consortium CEC to give a talk at an innovation summit in the heart of HuaQiangBei in Shenzhen, as part of a hi-tech fair. It’s always a pleasure to share ideas and thoughts with a crowd…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Apr 23, 2022Stars can’t shine without Zero-Covid darknessPlease send some love and recovery wishes to my 5 years-old daughter who broke her arm during Zero-Covid era in China this week. Here is her story, fasten your seatbelt! First of all, let me set the context, I’m a French citizen living in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in…Zero Covid Policy12 min readZero Covid Policy12 min read
Feb 11, 2022Migrant industriel français assimilé à la « Shenzhen Speed »Ils semblent lointains les jours heureux, ceux des Trente Glorieuses où Jean-Luc Lagardère était notre #ElonMusk français, avec la pandémie, la France a pris conscience de sa dramatique désindustrialisation, et de sa dépendance à la Chine. Comment réindustrialiser ? …Zemmour7 min readZemmour7 min read
Apr 27, 2021Go The Extra SmileOclean twice a day keeps the dentist away. Two years ago, Oclean introduced the World’s First Smart Electric Toothbrush with a color touch screen — the Oclean X. Since then, we have launched multiple products and innovations to the oral care industry. …Oral Health5 min readOral Health5 min read
Feb 25, 2021Take IoT EasyMany brands focus on constantly adding new features rather improving the User Experience. That “Innovate or Die” mindset can be toxic if not applied properly. Most of the tech designers are driven by a thirst of innovation and the easiest way to bring that to life is to constantly add new technologies however “to be an innovator, you don’t need a crystal…Smartwatch6 min readSmartwatch6 min read
Feb 5, 2021Chinese Electric Cars Are Built Like SmartphonesIt’s hard to explain how fast things are moving in China these days and especially in Shenzhen for the last 2 years but when I landed here 13 years ago, one of my battery suppliers for Philips phones was BYD, it was already a big name in the lithium-ion battery…Electric Car2 min readElectric Car2 min read
Oct 28, 2020Oclean Launches New Product LineI am so excited to share this important milestone for Oclean, we have been working very hard for the last 4 years to bring innovations to the oral care industry. It’s not easy but just like any journey of a startup. Today, we are announcing a new round of investment…Oral Health4 min readOral Health4 min read
Jul 2, 2020How 5G will make the World a better place5G is going to move mobile technology from connecting people to people towards connecting people to everything. 5G will affect our lives more dramatically than any technology shift since the Internet, because 5G enables us to realize the potential of a fully connected World. I think the main drastic effect…5 G3 min read5 G3 min read
Apr 24, 2020Prévisentielles 2027 : Madame la Présidente de la République FrançaiseDuel féminin au sommet : Poirson contre Maréchal Nous sommes le 26 août, 2014, un jeune conseillé Elyséen, Emmanuel Macron, 37 ans, devenait ministre de l’Économie, de l’Industrie et du Numérique.Brune Poirson4 min readBrune Poirson4 min read
Jan 7, 2020World’s First Wearable Powered by a Virtual SIMLast year, I wrote that Soft SIM will be a critical part for the success of the future of Mobile IoT. Today, I am excited to announce that we are launching the World’s first wearable powered by a Virtual SIM card, totally dematerialized, “Plug and Play” user experience as a…Io T5 min readIo T5 min read
