Francis Lelong (Sarenza founder) : De l'éviction de Sarenza à 880 BA, 0 VC et une boîte profitable

from OFF MARKET · host Diane Dupré

Francis Lelong cofonde Sarenza en 2005, qu'il transforme en numéro 1 français de la vente de chaussures en ligne. En 2007, il est brutalement évincé par ses investisseurs, sans indemnité, sans préavis.Résultat : Alegria.group, sa 15ème startup et sa première boîte profitable, construite avec 880 business angels et zéro fonds VC. Plusieurs millions d'euros de résultat.Dans cet épisode, Francis décortique :• BlackOrange : la bulle internet et la leçon "vendre au bon moment"• L'éviction de Sarenza : conflits associés, fonds et asymétrie d'information• Le BFR, le poison caché de Sarenza• 15 startups : ce qu'il referait différemment• Le modèle 880 BA : lever sans VC• Alegria, sa première boîte profitable en 25 ans• Bulle IA ou révolution ? Sa vision tranchée

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