From utopia to sustainability: 25 years of efforts to create a French alternative to the US giants

« We hired a first‑class sales rep named Donald Trump.” »

It’s Alexandre Zapolsky, our founder, who slips it in with irony into Be a Boss this week. The article recounts a twenty‑five‑year bet: to build a French, open‑source alternative to the American software giants.
Three passages we especially loved:

• « It will take twenty‑five years for his intuition to stop appearing as a utopia. »
• Nearly 200 employees and €20 M in turnover, without ever raising funds. A rare trajectory in French Tech.
•  « I am not a revolutionary. I simply want to build a sustainable company.»

Thanks to Lucie Brasseur for this spot‑on portrait, from the first word to the last.

The full article can be found here.