The longest night of the year is coming soon, and with so little daylight remaining, now is a good time to look at how we spend those precious moments.
At Incubateur HEC Paris, we believe that time and space are the only two currencies that matter for entrepreneurs and that they should be valued above all else.
By reading this newsletter, you are offering us some of your time, and some of your - virtual storage - space. So we thank you for that. Only four months ago, we could not have imagined the enthusiasm this regular publication would spark.
We are always amazed every week by the list of achievements our incubees and alumni manage to gather, and inspired by the testimonies of entrepreneurs and experts. We do hope that reading them motivate you as much as it does us writing them, whether you are a student, an academic, an entrepreneur, an investor, or an executive.
When we cross into that new year, our only wish is to keep on being deserving of your faith, and we wish you all a well-deserved rest before we all hit the ground running in 2021.
Do you have a secret dream for 2021?
Before you start reading
Here is what you cannot miss:
Your last minute Christmas shopping 🎅
Christmas is just around the corner! Unfortunately you have been busy and still have not completed your gift shopping…
Luckily, both Station F and HEC have done their startups Christmas selections, hurry up and see what they offer!
Support the teams of the upcoming HEC Design Sprint 🏃
On the 8th, 9th, and 10th of January, HEC will carry out its Design Sprint session during which 85 teams will try and bring their ideas to life!
If you want to be part of it and support some of the 246 participants, you can offer your expertise as a coach by telling us where your expertise lies.
Top News
If you only have 2 minutes to read this newsletter, here are the essential news:
Successful Fundraising 💰
🏠 Congratulations to Luko for raising a new round of 50M€ to keep on addressing the French home insurance market.
🥑 Congratulations to Kazidomi for raising 6M€ to spread further the benefits of healthy living.
Open Job Positions 💼
📞 Mayday, which will make you hate less calling customer support, is hiring two new interns.
🥼 Doctoclass, the trainer of physicians, is looking for a project manager intern.
😷 R-Pur, the guardian of your lungs, is hiring a product design manager.
🏠 Archibien, the referee of architect competitions, is seeking a regional manager.
🖼️ TwicPics, the secret to accessing online pictures with bad signal, is looking for a Business Development Representative.
👩💼 Elevo, the bringer of tomorrow's management, is hiring for four different positions.
Startups Prizes 🏆
🚚 Congratulations to CloudFret for winning the AfricArena Challenge!
🚗 Beev just won the third spot as Startup of the Year of the Automobile Awards.
🧠 AgenT just became an awardee of the Janssen Digital Solutions QuickFire Challenge.
☁️ Congrats to Omny Cloud for showing up in Wavestone digital workplace radar, as well as in the "40 words" category of the WebSummit.
🔩 InBolt won the second place in the EDF Pulse 2020 competition.
🥈 Domani has been selected by Ashoka for their silver economy program.
Product Launches 🍾
💍 Marie Mas is now available at Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées!
🏘️ Bunji officially launched their SAAS service for real estate agents.
📱 Popmii is giving you the opportunity to bring your New Year's wishes to the next level.
🌳 Stock just released their new website to master carbon offset.
Laudatory Press 🗞️
🏠 Le Parisien describes the perks of coliving experiences with La Casa.
🚲 VelyVelo was recently covered in Télématin.
🤖 How Mindsay finds its place in the bots platforms ecosystem.
🚽 Go watch Trone carry their toilets revolution on BFM TV.
🔥 Celsius Energy is the key to green heating for Schlumberger.
Our Content
If you have a bit more time to read (or listen), here is some food for thought:
Incubee Highlight - Bringing transparency to NGO donations 🥫
Robert created Just Help to facilitate food donations for NGOs.
Discover how a side project took a life of its own after the recent Lebanon crisis.
Expert Highlight - Nurturing your difference as an entrepreneur 🙋
Laurent is the president of the HEC Alumni Entrepreneurship Hub and a mentor at the Incubateur.
From pitching in your underpants to finding one's difference in a crisis, discover the many ways he is pushing startups to the next level.
Our Experts' Insights 👨🚀
🔧 Watch the replay of our No-Code event, with Contournement and startups testimonies.
⚖️ Alexandre James from Woog & Associés shares his advice on equity split between founders.
Our Incubees' Content 🌱
🥶 Increase your response rate with follow-up email templates from Lemlist.
🔥 Interested in geothermal energy? Explore the different kinds of energy with Celsius.
🏠 Read how Luko grew from 0 to 100 000 users in the past two years.
💧 Stop wasting hours in the sales process with this prospection workflow by Dropcontact.
Nostalgia Zone
Top clicked links of our last newsletter 🔗
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