This document discusses entrepreneurship in France. It begins by outlining some myths around entrepreneurship in France, such as that it takes too long to incorporate a company or that social charges are too high. It then profiles different types of entrepreneurs and discusses what truly defines an entrepreneur. The document advocates for an ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs in creating valuable companies, rather than focusing solely on large exits. It introduces The Cantillon Institute for Entrepreneurs, which takes a hands-on approach to entrepreneurship focused on developing customers.
6. VISIONARY
The ones who are crazy enough to think they
can change the world are the ones that do
Steve Jobs, Founder Apple, Next, Pixar
7. SWASHBUCKLER
To me, business isn't about
wearing suits or pleasing
stockholders. It's about
being true to yourself, your
ideas and focusing on the
essentials.
Richard Branson, Founder Virgin
8. A DOER
Everyone who's ever taken a shower
has had an idea. It's the person who
gets out of the shower, dries off and
does something about it who makes a
difference.
Nolan Bushnell
Founder Atari & Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza-Time Theaters
9. WHIZ KID
I literally coded Facebook in my
dorm room and launched it from
my dorm room. I rented a server
for $85 a month, and I funded it
by putting an ad on the side.
Mark Zukerberg, Founder Facebook
10. DISRUPTER
The role of the entrepreneur is to combine
resources in a way that no one has done
before. They disrupt market equilibrium.
Joseph Schumpeter, Austrian-American Economist
11. FIRST
DEFINITION
L'entrepreneur achète
des produits et services
à un prix certain pour le
revendre à un prix
incertain sur le marché.
Richard Cantillon, 1723
Essai Sur La Nature Du Commerce En
Général
13. WHAT IS A STARTUP?
A ‘startup’ is a company that is
confused about:
1) What its product is
2) Who its customers are
3) How to make money
Dave Mcclure, Founder 500 Startups
15. THE UNICORN
It's extremely hard to build
a company with a product
that everyone loves, is free
and has no business
model, and then to
innovate a business model.
I did that with Kazaa, had
half a billion downloads
but that wasn't a
sustainable business.
Niklas Zennstrom, Founder Kazaa
16. THE BOOTSTRAP
When I started Rivendell and
got a book of business plan
templates, I’d never even heard
the term Exit Strategy. My
reaction was, ‘What’s this stuff
about getting rid of the
business?!
Grant Peterson, Founder Rivendell Bikes
17. MEDIOCRISTAN
And what most people don't
understand is the bulk of
business in this country is small
business.
Alphonso Jackson, US Secretary of Housing
18. EXISTING MARKET
EXISTING PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT
NEW MARKET
ANSOFF’S
MATRIX
FAX
MACHINE
SUICIDEQUADRANT
BARBER
SHOP
BEN &
JERRYS
CITYDEAL
(ROCKET
INTERNET)
19. COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE FAX
1860
PANTELEGRAPH
GIOVANNI CASELLI
1924
RADIOFAX
RCA
1954
KF 106
SIEMENS
1964
LONG DISTANCE
XEROGRAPHER
XEROX
1975
QWIP
EXXON
1980
TELEPHONE FAX
NTT
21. STARTUPS MYTH: NOT ENOUGH
COMPANIES CREATED IN 2010
376 631 258 076 210 950 4 784
France Germany UK MyFrenchStartup
22. MYTH: NOT ENOUGH
ENTREPRENEURS
Number of French Founders
2 430 899 7 500
EuroStat Reports MyFrenchStartup Reports
23. MYTH: IT TAKES MONTHS
INCORPORATE
FACT: SEVEN DAYS AND 1,200€
24. MYTH: YOU CAN’T AFFORD
TO START IN
FRANCE
WITH 15 MONTHS CHOMAGE
YOU CAN’T AFFORD NOT TO START
25. MYTH: SOCIAL CHARGES
ARE TOO HIGH
PARIS
$516 PER DAY
• Salary €38 000
• Social Charge €38 000
• Health Insurance €0
• Office Space €9 000
• Working Days 213
SILICON VALLEY
$578 PER DAY
• Salary $101,000
• Social Charges $24,000
• Health Insurance $7,500
• Office Space $4,500
• Working Days 237
26. MYTH: FRANCE HAS A
TOXIC
ECOSYSTEM
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS MEANS
27. GREATEST MYTH:
FRANCE SHOULD
CREATE THE NEXT
APPLE OR GOOGLE
The real force of Silicon
Valley is the mentality, the
spirit. There's no reason at
all that can't be replicated in
Paris.
Xavier Niel, Founder Free
28. BIGGER THAN YOU THINK
Silicon Valley is more than its 2400 KM2
29. 323 BILLION
IN VENTURE
CAPITAL IN
THE WORLD
REST OF USA
31 %
SILICON VALLEY
29 %
OTHER
7 %
ASIA
10 %
EUROPE
24 %
29% IS IN
THE VALLEY
30. SILICON VALLEY
1 257
REST OF USA
2 784
5 037 9078 DEALS
WORLDWIDE
REST OF WORLD
14% ARE IN
THE VALLEY
31. OFTEN IMITATED
NEVER DUPLICATED
Places named the next Silicon
Valley by journalists in 2013
32. Silicon Valley Silicon Alley
NYC
Silicon Coast
LA
Silicon Hills
Austin
Silicon Hill
DC
Silicon Mountain
Boulder
1 138 Billion
Silicon Sentier
Paris
1 832 Billion
2 395 Billion
3 593 Billion 3 163 Billion
4 611 Billion
17 797 Billion
SILICON SOMETHING 2013 DEAL FLOW
49% OF
ALL US
MONEY IS
IN THE
VALLEY
41. 99 to 20
Employees
19 to 10
Employees
9 to 5
Employees
4 to 1
Employees
35 000 Jobs
VC Backed Firms
6 086 291 Jobs
6 878 051 Jobs
8 497 391 Jobs
20 684 691 Jobs
LOOK AT THESE NON
VENTURE BACKED JOBS
SMALL EMPLOYER FIRMS ARE A THIRD OF ALL JOBS
42. SILICON VALLEY SUCKS FOR ENTREPRENEURS
One thing VCs never talk about is how screwed founders get.
Mark Suster, Partner at Upfront Ventures
47. 253 97 19 6 466
1 671
3 828
13 099
< 1 Million 10 Million 50 Million 100 Million 200 Million 500 Million 1 Billion > 1 Billion
VENTURE
BACKED
FOUNDER
PAYOUT 20 YEAR DEAL FLOW
2 OUT OF 3 FOUNDERS
GET LESS THAN ONE
MILLION
48. VENTURE
BACKED
FOUNDER
PAYOUT
17 FOUNDERS
A YEAR TAKE
HALF THE
MONEY
6,9 %
9,1 %
15,9 %
18,4 % 19 %
22,3 %
7,7 %
DISTRIBUTION OF TO ENTREPRENEURS 0,7 %
< 1 Million 10 Million 50 Million 100 Million 200 Million 500 Million 1 Billion > 1 Billion
49. PS
IT’S JUST
OKAY FOR THE
INVESTORS
20 YEAR IRR
29,2
24,7
16,3
18,7
Dot-Com Bubble
10,3 10,1
8,4
6,2
34,0
9,3
13,8 14,8
Venture Capital Index
S&P 500
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years 20 Years
50. EXIT BIAS
Any time you build a company
designed to be sold, you ultimately
get less value if it’s sold.
Joe Kraus Partner Google Ventures
52. China
Singapore
Denmark
Great Britain
India
USA
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Israel
Spain
Japan
Korea
Belgium
Greece
Portugal
INDIVIDUALISTIC
DIFFERENCE
HOFSTEDE’S
DIMENSIONS
UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE CULTURAL
55. L’OREAL ACQUIRES $5BILLION
We are confident that we will find other
opportunities this year or next year. This
is the story of L’Oreal.
Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman L’Oreal
56. THE CANTILLON ASKS
Why is it that if I want a luxury car I have to
buy it from the people who are known for:
132. FOUNDER
• Twenty-five Years of Startup Experience
• Visiting Lecturer on Entrepreneurship at INSEAD
• Founded Five Startups
• Evaluated, Advised, or Board Member
Thirty-Eight Others
133. FOUNDER
Eighteen Years Business Development
Visiting Lecturer on Entrepreneurship at INSEAD
Two Startups
134. FOUNDER
Was Senior Program Manager INSEAD EMBA
20 Years Of Customer Service Design
Two Startups
135. FOUNDER
Fifteen Years High Tech Industry
COO & Cofounder Gostai
Cofounder INSEAD Business Lab
137. ADVISOR
Cofounder Of INSEAD
Chairman Of The Committee For A World Parliament
Former Member Of French Parliament
138. ALAIN GOUDEY ALBAN SMUTZ AMAURY DE BUTTET ANNABELLE ROBERTS ANTOINE MEYER
UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE SCIENCE PO ECSP YORK UNIVERSITY INSEAD
Professor Marketing SVP Founder CEO President
Université Paris-Dauphine OVH GreenSpace Incubator AR Presentations Sumi Agro
BRUNO BENSAID FRANCOIS AMADEI GEORGE EAPEN GUILLAUME LOTH-DEMAY JABER TANNAY
INSEAD ECSP INSEAD INSEAD INSEAD
CEO Founder Professor Strategy Director Managing Director
Shanghai Invest NR Pro PV Pro Blue Ocean INSEAD Business Angels Endicott Lucas Capital
MENTORS
INTERNATIONAL MENTORS
JEAN LOUIS JORUS JIL AHDAB MARTIN GUERIN MATTHIEU GARDE MAURICE GOPIKIAN
INSEAD SCIENCE PO & COLUMBIA ECOLE NORMANDIE ESIEA HARVARD
Angel Investor Partner Marketing Strategy Founder Director
Ginestie Paris Incubator Lean Startup France Harvard Business Angel Fund
MAURICIO ALVAREZ MOODI MAHMOUDI SAM HAJJAR SIMON VANDENDRIESSCHE VINCENT STUHLEN
EEDN INSEAD, MIT INSEAD ECOLE CENTRAL INSEAD
Founder CEO Managing Partner Founder Director Worldwide Digital
Idea Lab Collarborne 50 Partners Incenteev L'Oreal Lux
140. TOP PARTNERS
•EPITECH
•MY STARTUP IN PARIS
•PARIS REGION LAB
•ESCP
•JEUNE CHAMBRE ECONOMIQUE
•D-INCUBATOR
•MAKE SENSE
•PÔLE UNIVERSITAIRE LÉONARD DE VINCI
•LE VILLAGE CRÉDIT AGRICOLE
•FONDATION ENTREPRENDRE
•RÉSEAU AUDACE
•REGUS
•PARIS PIONNIÈRES
•ESSEC
•LA POSTE