There is a distinct advantage of building companies in France from dollar perspective.

I think France is now on the map.

We see a lot of folks who come from Europe or come from the US and decide to move to Paris and contribute to the startups

in the same way that this happened with Silicon Valley 15, 20 years ago.

That was the main feedback that all the entrepreneurs in the ecosystem heard for many years

You're not being ambitious enough. You're not being ambitious enough

The French founder that I've met oftentimes the ambition isn't that.

Ambition isn't even the Eurozone.

Ambition is we're going to build the biggest company in the world.

It was dirty in France to say that a few years ago. That's the one thing we need to crack.

The Olympics returned to Paris this year,

precisely 100 years since the city lest hosted the event.

Hopefully you've caught some of the highlights,

like how the world's fastest man was only a fraction of a second faster

than the athlete who came forth,

just shy the podium.

Now, every game is filled with these incredible moments

as host nations use the event

to show their strength as a country,

while over 180 participating nations do the same with their athletic talent.

But as the games do approach their clothes, it's worth reflecting on the fact that in the

98% of the time, when the Olympics aren't happening, countries show their strength with their talent in other fields and increasingly in technology.

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