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Before founding what is now one of the most successful companies in the cryptocurrency industry, Eric Larchevêque and his co-founder opened La Maison du Bitcoin, a Bitcoin education center and co-working space in the second district of Paris. It was through chance encounters in this space that Leger was born in the basement of 35 rue du Caire, where the company also operated a Bitcoin exchange desk and a handful of crypto miners.
Eric Larchevêque, CEO of Ledger, joins us again since his last appearance as a guest 200 episodes ago. We discuss the meteoric rise of Ledger from a ten-person team to now nearly 150 people across three continents. This fascinating discussion is a master class in product development, scaling at lightning speed, and staying true to your vision when everyone is pushing you to change course.
Topics covered in this episode:
Eric’s background and how he became involved in the Bitcoin spaceLa Maison du Bitcoin and the early days of Ledger in ParisThe meteoric growth of Ledger and how the company managed to scale without implodingThe appointment of Pascal Gautier as President how to hire the right people when scaling fastLedger’s various funding rounds and lessons learned from working with corporate investorsThe particularities of building products for the crypto communityLedger’s product lineup (Nano S, Blue, and Vault) and target clientsThe upcoming release of the revamped wallet appLedger Vault as a security solution for institutional investorsLedger’s hardware technology and rock-solid approach to security Episode links:
Ledger Wallet Website Ledger Corporate Website CoinHouse (formerly La Maison du Bitcoin) Announcing the new Ledger Wallet desktop and mobile applications Former CRITEO COO joins leading security player in Cryptocurrency space Ledger raises USD 75 million to secure cryptocurrency assets This episode was hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture, and is availble on YouTube, SoundCloud, and our website.
