One More Scoop with Florian Jacques

Florian Jaques is the Co-founder and CEO of Midstay, a tech platform for remote workers that helps businesses and individuals break through the isolation of working from home. Florian describes how he went from being a gamer to a business owner and how Midstay is working to solve the problems of working from home and traveling. He also talked about Midstay's platform, which matches users with people who have similar hobbies based on who they are and where they live. How did Florian's upbringing and his parents' professions shape his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for projects? How does Midstay's platform facilitate connections between remote workers and recreate the social interactions found in a traditional office setting? What specific challenges in the remote work and travel industry did Florian identify, and how does Midstay's platform aim to address these challenges? Topics: [00:00:01] - Team Retreats [00:04:45] - Florian Jaques's Passion for Gaming [00:10:25] - Making Money from YouTube Banners [00:14:38] - Flexible Learning and Remote Work [00:16:33] - Traveling at a young age [00:21:48] - Story of the music festival [00:27:43] - Deciding to stop the festival [00:29:45] - Staying in Bali during COVID-19 [00:32:17] - Staying Productive While Traveling [00:33:22]- Being a Digital Nomad and Settling Down [00:37:06] - Midstay's B2C Platform [00:39:09] - Midstay's B2B Expansion [00:42:25] - All-In-One Solution [00:45:59] - Breaking the Friction of Meeting New People [00:47:29] - Loneliness in remote work [00:46:45] - Recreating the social environment of work [00:50:40] - Challenges of Building a Startup [00:52:36] - Importance of Social Connections While Traveling Like the show? Subscribe to the BackScoop newsletter to stay updated with the latest news in Southeast Asian startups in minutes: https://www.backscoop.com/. Visit BackScoop’s social media pages and show your support! BackScoop (Linkedin): https://www.linkedin.com/company/backscoop/ BackScoop (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BackScoopHQ BackScoop (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/BackScoop BackScoop (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/backscoop Visit Amanda Cua’s social media pages: Amanda (Linkedin): https://ph.linkedin.com/in/amanda-cua Amanda (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HeyAmandaCua Visit Florian Jaques’ social media pages: Florian (Linkedin): https://sg.linkedin.com/in/florian-jacques Florian (Twitter): https://twitter.com/floflojack Midstay (Website): https://www.midstay.com/ Midstay (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mymidstay