Xavier Laumonier
Xavier Laumonier has over 10 years in crafting web experiences and web application products for companies. He leads NextUser's multi-national technology team around key areas of our business: design, visualization, User Experience and development.
Website: http://laumonier.co/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/xavierlaumonier
Twitter: https://twitter.com/xavlaumonier
Paris, France
Member since April 09, 2014
"There’s just a tremendous amount of craftsmanship in between a great idea and a great product."
- About
Education
| 2002 Supinfocom Computer Science |
| 2003 EICAR 3D |
I am a(n):
Entrepreneur
Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Aenoa Systems,
Spinmedias
Companies I work or worked for:
Altavia,
Eclatec,
Archivideo
Achievements (products built, personal awards won):
Back a few years ago I created the World Herald Map, http://worldheraldmap.info
At Altavia, my position of co-founder brought to me a huge amount of knowledge in very different fields, from market research to product prototyping, and was my first real experience with management. It was also my first startup journey that ended with a successful exit as Spinmedias were bought by Altavia Group and later became Altavia Spindigital.
If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?
I want to invent something cool.
My favorite startups:
Apple, Medium, LeMonde
What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
- Frustrating: pursuing your vision while having investors
- Rewarding: create a loyal team sharing common values
What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?
Be too confident and not questioning themselves or their business model
What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
- Go fast
- Always innovate
- Craft nice user experiences
