Spreading Startup Vibes Worldwide in a Matter of a Weekend – Meet Franck From France. #64

About this episode

In this episode, Ucha Vekua interviews Franck Nouyrigat about his experiences with Startup Weekend and the evolution of entrepreneurship in the age of AI.

Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast! Our today's guest, Franck Nouyrigat, is the co-founder of Startup Weekend event series, which gives wanna be entrepreneurs the first taste of startup life. In this episode, we spoke about his startup journey, early days of Startup Weekend, and drew parallels between old ways to build companies vs new with AI developments. Enjoy & let us know what you think!

People in this episode

Host: Ucha Vekua

Guest: Franck Nouyrigat

Topics covered

• startup culture
• entrepreneurship
• AI developments
• Startup Weekend
• startup journey

Keywords

• Startup Weekend
• entrepreneurship
• AI
• startup journey
• Franck Nouyrigat

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Startup Weekend

Places: France

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