Welcome to Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F, a podcast to inspire and support entrepreneurs in their journey!
STATION F is the world's largest startup campus, with 1000+ startups working on-site. Located in Paris, STATION F gathers all the services an entrepreneur might need under one roof, including 350+ VC funds, 30+ public administrations, and mentorship offices by leading tech companies like Apple, Google, AWS, and OVH.
We are here to help bring ambitious ideas to life and, in this podcast, you'll be able to meet some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and personalities, discover exciting projects, and learn from their experiences. Failures, regrets, tips, learnings, emotions - no topic will be avoided. We will address all questions to learn the best from our guests.
Sit tight, listen carefully, and take notes, because you're about to get inspired.
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Welcome to Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F, a podcast to inspire and support entrepreneurs in their journey!
STATION F is the world's largest startup campus, with 1000+ startups working on-site. Located in Paris, STATION F gathers all the services an entrepreneur might need under one roof, including 350+ VC funds, 30+ public administrations, and mentorship offices by leading tech companies like Apple, Google, AWS, and OVH.
We are here to help bring ambitious ideas to life and, in this podcast, you'll be able to meet some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and personalities, discover exciting projects, and learn from their experiences. Failures, regrets, tips, learnings, emotions - no topic will be avoided. We will address all questions to learn the best from our guests.
Sit tight, listen carefully, and take notes, because you're about to get inspired.
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Back in 2018, Alex Bouaziz and his co-founder Shuo Wang picked up on the trend of remote work and founded Deel, a startup that helps companies of all sizes compliantly hire and pay talent remotely all around the world. Over a year into COVID, it's clear that remote work is here to stay and has become a new norm, particularly for tech companies. With this shift in work behaviour, Deel has seen their business explode with 20X growth in the past year, reaching a $1.25 billion valuation after a $156 million Series C funding led by the YC Continuity Fund and existing backers Andreessen Horowitz and Spark Capital.
In this episode, we dive into the story of the newly-minted unicorn with its co-founder Alex and one of its first investors, Anish Acharya of Andreessen Horowitz. We discuss the future of work, learn about their VC-founder encounter, and —with Alex and Anish both having founded successful companies— pick up lots of founder wisdom along the way.
00:23 — Introduction with Cindy Yang
01:24 — Alex Bouaziz on the origin story of Deel
03:16 — Anish Acharya's macro-analysis of work and employment
04:14 — How Alex and Anish met through Ryan Hoover (Product Hunt, Weekend Fund)
06:34 — Growth and unicorn status
07:10 — Trends in remote work: contractor vs. full-time
09:13 — Best practice for cross-timezone collaboration
11:16 — How to find the best talent geographically
12:10 — Working in a physical office vs. in remote
14:01 — Anish and Alex on the future of work
20:04 — The relevance of starting a company in Silicon Valley today
23:15 — Anish's investment scope at a16z
23:58 — Alex on how VCs perceive remote teams
23:27 — Anish on FinTech and FinTech-adjacent companies
25:32 — Alex on how Deel falls into the FinTech spectrum
26:04 — How Deel helps companies compliantly employ and pay talent in so many countries
28:15 — What Anish looks for in founders at a16z and what struck him about Alex and Shuo
29:44 — Companies that Anish and Alex are excited about
32:09 — Advice for early-stage founders
This episode is supported by TikTok, hosted and produced by Cindy Yang. Art is by Gaëtan Lefebvre.
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