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Eric Thord and the art of putting the pieces together
Before he brought an American security business into a French group, Eric Thord learned to buy, rebuild and connect smaller companies. At Hirsch Group, the next challenge is making a growing collection work as one.
GO Entrepreneurs: the business of putting everyone in the room
Free entry for founders. Paid access for partners. GO Entrepreneurs has spent three decades turning the lonely business of starting a company into a very crowded conversation.
H7’s €295 ticket into Lyon’s startup world
In a former boiler works, H7 bundles a workspace, startup coaching and introductions for €295 a month per desk, excluding tax. Behind that offer sits a business balancing founders, corporate partners and a very large room for events.
Lyonbiopôle works on biotech’s other problem: who opens the next door?
A promising discovery still needs partners, money and a route to patients. Lyonbiopôle has spent two decades organizing those introductions - and its new strategy puts the business end of science under the microscope.
Kevin Creusy
Kevin Creusy is the co-founder and co-CEO of Upfluence, an influencer marketing software company he built with Vivien Garnes starting in 2012. What began as an agency that sent products to bloggers for reviews grew into a SaaS platform serving more than 1,600 brands, blending influencer discovery, campaign management, payments and eCommerce tools. A serial entrepreneur who launched his first company at 20, Creusy leads product and eCommerce strategy at Upfluence and has pushed the company toward AI-assisted creator outreach and revenue-driven influencer marketing.