EP 58: Observatoire des Erreurs (with François Boutin-Dufresne) Shelf Life #15

About this episode

The episode features an interview with François Boutin-Dufresne discussing the Observatoire des Erreurs and its mission.

Join us in Montreal as we speak with François Boutin-Dufresne who, together with Karl Gauvin, is co-founder of the Observatoire des Erreurs – Canada's very own version of the Library of Mistakes. Inspired by a trip to Edinburgh, the Observatoire embraces the same ethos as the Library of Mistakes, and joins other extensions of our activity in Pune (India) and Lausanne (Switzerland). The Observatoire is currently an online community but is hoping to establish a physical presence – and François is a really interesting listen. We also hear from Didasko CEO David Clarke on summer activites in Edinburgh, while our Librarian, Helen Williams, dips into books about the oil industry. Enjoy! Presented by Leila Johnston & Fraser Allen. www.libraryofmistakes.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Leila Johnston, Fraser Allen

Guest: François Boutin-Dufresne

Topics covered

• community building
• business mistakes
• investing
• history
• oil industry

Keywords

• Observatoire des Erreurs
• Library of Mistakes
• business mistakes
• investing
• Montreal
• Edinburgh
• oil industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Observatoire des Erreurs, Library of Mistakes

Places: Montreal, Edinburgh, Pune, Lausanne

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