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Also on Substack ↗ (opens in a new tab)- 01The education system didn't prepare me to build products. The internet did.I have a BTS in tourism, a master's from EFREI, and a certification in instructional design. Four years of my life are documented in transcripts. None of them taught me how to ship anything.
- 02The art of writing rules for AI AgentsWhat I learned building a learning platform where AI writes the exercises. Most guides on prompt engineering tell you to “be specific” and “give examples.” That’s like telling a chef to “use good ingredients.” It’s true, it’s useless, and…
- 03Grok Bot : Meet my dream team mates and cofounder lover - Deployment phase via Vercel/SupabaseI choose to give you the direct testimonials from my dream team, I mean : Claude, Cursor, GPT (now moved / fusionned to) Grok bot / Grok. A testimonial from the AI side of the chat window. I spent a long session helping a solo founder…
- 04What seven weeks of building with AI taught me about retentionI started building officially on July 12. Solo founder, no team, no funding — just a laptop, Cursor open in one window, and a rotating cast of AI copilots doing different jobs depending on what the moment needed: Claude for the…
- 05Productivity Hack : Build your own technical bibleHere is a productivity hack that quietly became one of the most useful things I ever built for myself: a technical bible. It did not start as a productivity hack. It started as a project document. While working on an Adobe experiment, I…
- 06Two AIs, one week, one love, one buildingA pricing engine with a live formula, not a spreadsheet. A full auth system, three providers deep. A payment migration, mid-flight, with zero downtime. A gamified progression system with its own economy. A legal framework. A working…
- 07AI is not here to replace humans.I'm mid-debug session on a font that won't load - five browsers, three CSS approaches, one very stubborn Chrome extension, when it hits me. We just built a whole workflow around expecting SkillxTube to get things wrong sometimes. Not…
- 08Retention : one of the biggest challenge here, let's be creativeWhile I was diggin into design and motion (teach make learn a lot) and business model theory practical, something was missing. Something I learned through accompaniements, on my own freelancing and now in indies : retention. If we talk…
- 09Building faster : Design, stack & motion toolsOver the past few weeks, I’ve been deep into structuring a web product : from design decisions to motion. Let's talk about front-end. Here’s a clear breakdown of the tools and choices involved. I used ShipFast as a base. It’s a pre-built…
- 10Let's talk about business modelA high-margin, low-cost learning platform. Simple pricing, two ways to pay: subscribe or buy credits. That's the whole model. Keep pricing simple. No decision fatigue, no complicated tiers. Credits never expire and can be combined with any…
- 11Learn with Grok to deploy Shipfast to teach Openclaw to replicate : wtf era of possibilities - in directRead that again. When I started, the idea was crazy and simple : build 12 product in 12 months. Why, well I'm internationalizing and after met bunch of cool digital nomads in real life (dev, client support, consultants) - parenthesis but…
- 12Staying pure player : from freelance services to indie softwareThe desire to stay a pure player : independent, agile, and without physical location, has always been at the core of my journey. It really crystallized during my Master’s degree (scholar bullyin side class but qual apprenticeship on the…
- 13The AI revolution in online private education : ultra-personalization and accelerated learning at scaleFor a long time, online private education was better than nothing… but still quite limited. Programs were mostly standardized, feedback came slowly, and many learners felt lost or progressed at a frustrating pace. Misorientation was…
- 14What is Indie Hacking ? Why AI Agents ?Indie Hacking is the practice of building and growing profitable online businesses - usually software, SaaS, tools, or digital products - independently (or with very small teams), often as a solo founder or “one-person business.” Unlike…
- 15Edtechs in France & international :I asked Grok for this, time gained and all numbers checked. Enjoy, I'm in the same time learn while continue to buid. EdTech in France & Internationally: A Deep and Sharp Analysis (2026) The global EdTech market is booming, projected to…
- 16VC's beautiful lexical - non exhaustive list with definitionsYes. Foundations still matters. And even if you don't want to be funded, get a look. You could learn something. Maybe. VC Lexicon – Beautiful & Non-Exhaustive Glossary Here’s a curated, elegant list of essential Venture Capital (VC) terms…
- 17Learn to sell micro digital products : if I generated for Adobe in 3 months 37302 USD – Dollars, I can do this for my own projects (declic)This happened past 5 months, let me tell you about because I was really surprised. From freelance services to micro-product for high ticket (in software) sales confidence : the unexpected sales bootcamp that’s accelerating my indie hacker…
- 18What is an AI Agent ? Trend or tech revolution ? - Feedback Concrete on Generative AI and Agents for Developers bootcamp followed - Aug 2-Sep 6 - 6 weeksAn AI Agent is an autonomous software system powered by AI (typically large language models or LLMs) that perceives its environment, reasons/plans, uses tools, takes actions, and pursues goals with varying degrees of independence on behalf…
- 1910 lessons learned from VCsIn Master degree, I got the chance unique to do my apprenticeship at XAnge, a pioneering European venture capital firm based in Paris, Berlin, and Brussels, with over 20 years of experience driving innovation and creating impact. XAnge is…
- 20Fast learning and AIFor decades, learning followed a linear model : Learn the theory. Complete exercises. Pass an assessment. Apply the knowledge. This model works when knowledge is stable. And also for professions who require a good memory.md, while…
- 2115 lessons learned in 6 years of entrepreneurship1 Your first idea is rarely your best idea. In 2020, I’ve imagined in parallel of freelance named *drum roll* : The drive freelance. Principle was simple : you ordered posts in pack and get it delivered 24h hours max. It was imagined as a…
- 22Introduction: the Almanack of a random webuilder au fémininI wrote so many things in my life since young. From fan fictions skyblog era jadis, transforming into real stories et new articles for tech oriented in Education (private sector - Edtechs), songs, memoires de fin d'études ... This format…
- 23EdTech in Education : Transforming Learning in the Digital AgeIn the 21st century, education is undergoing an extreme makeover, powered by the integration of technology. Educational Technology, better known as EdTech, has emerged as a driving force in redefining how students learn, educators teach…
- 24Moving Beyond K-12: How EdTech Empowers Professional Growth Across IndustriesOr how outgrow the traditional representation of Edtechs Educational technology (EdTech) is often misrepresented as a tool primarily designed for K-12 classrooms, overlooking its vast potential to support learning and development across…
- 25Sumed up realities of AI in EducationArtificial Intelligence (AI) in education is no longer just a buzzword but a growing reality with profound implications. As technology advances, AI is quickly reshaping the educational landscape, offering a mix of possibilities and hurdles…