Guillaume Besse
Former student of Ecole Centrale in Paris, Guillaume Besse (born August 7, 1971) is a French entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
Biography and business career
Guillaume Besse [1] is the CEO of entreprise-facile,[2] a SaaS software editor for entrepreneurs and companies,[3] he founded in 2007.[4][5][6] He’s also coaching entrepreneurs from Ecole Centrale Paris and ESSEC business school, he participates to interviews,[7] conferences[8][9][10] and he’s also member of jurys for entrepreneurs competitions [11] about entrepreneurship.
The 27th of April 2011, he was invited by President Nicolas Sarkozy to assist at the launching of Conseil national du numérique at Palais de l’Elysée.[12]
In 2006, Guillaume Besse cofounded Le Ker,[13] a venture capital company.
From 2001 to 2006, Guillaume Besse[14] was CEO of Prolitec,[15][16] a company he took over and later sold to Richard Weening’s company Quaestus,[17] who has been president[18] ever since. Guillaume Besse is still shareholder and board member of the company.[19] Prolitec is a world leader in the development and deployment of innovative technologies and solutions for aerobiology and indoor air quality.[20] Current applications include wide-area Odor Remediation, Ambient Scenting,[21][22][23][24] Restroom Hygiene, Product Advertising, and Aromatherapy and Performance. Prolitec’s advanced air treatment systems combine state-of-the-art chemistry with proprietary computer-controlled delivery systems to provide clients unprecedented flexibility in enhancing indoor air quality.[25]
In 2006, with other famous French entrepreneurs, he was invited by Dominique de Villepin, who was French Foreign Office Minister at that time, to go to China for an official visit.[26]
In 2003, Guillaume Besse co-founded Itélios,[27][28] an IT services company specialized in e-commerce, based in France and Brazil, which he is board member.
In 2002, beside his other businesses, he co-founded Dedicate Publishing, owner of DEdiCate magazine.[29]
From 1999 to 2001, Guillaume Besse founded and was President of nFactory,[30] news content syndicater later sold to Bertelsmann media group.[31]
Prior to that, Guillaume Besse cofounded his first company at the age of 20, and contracted for Apple in Cupertino, CA, USA and for Publicis in Paris, France.
Bibliography
- Le Triomphe de la cigale, with Olivier Masselis and Emilie Le Pessot, Paris, Triomphe de la cigale, 2009[32]
References and Sources
- ^ MaxiSciences, 2010, "Interview de Guillaume Besse, fondateur et président de entreprise-facile"
- ^ Journal du Net,2006, "Entreprise-facile.com, un facilitateur de création d'entreprises"
- ^ Collaboratif Info, 2010, Entreprise Facile prend exemple sur Facebook pour son bureau virtuel
- ^ 01 Net, 2008, Entreprise-facile.com : “ ma petite entreprise ” en ligne...
- ^ Jean-Michel Billaut news, 2006, "Portrait Guillaume Besse" ...
- ^ Le Blog du community management, 2009, "Interview de Guillaume Besse"
- ^ placedesreseaux.com, Les communautés virtuelles : pourquoi et comment devenir membre ?
- ^ Mairie du 11e Arrondt de Paris, 2009, Forum Entrepreneuriat au Féminin
- ^ La Cantine, 2008, Mobile Monday Mobile organisé par Silicon Sentier à La Cantine
- ^ ParisPionnières, 2007, Ateliers Paris-Pionnières
- ^ Concours National de la Création d'Entreprise 2011
- ^ Nicolas Sarkozy' speech for the launching of Conseil national du numérique
- ^ Site officiel Le-Ker
- ^ Stratégies, 2003, La publicité a une odeur
- ^ Le Monde, 2004, "Les afficheurs tentent la publicité olfactive "
- ^ Stratégies, 2004, "Ca fleure bon"
- ^ Quaestus & Co Inc. Web site
- ^ Prolitec Management Team Prolitec
- ^ Prolitec advisory board
- ^ Air Sense News, Annonce du Partenariat Prolitec avec Abercrombie & Fitch
- ^ Air Sense News, Annonce du Partenariat Prolitec avec Abercrombie & Fitch
- ^ Le Matin, 2003, "MARKETING Les nouveaux panneaux d'affichage diffusent des senteurs. L'affiche parfumée pourrait bien devenir la nouvelle arme des publicitaires"
- ^ L'hotellerie restauration, 2003, "Pour renforcer l'identité d'un lieu"
- ^ Tarif Media, 2003, "H pour Homme inaugure le réseau olfactif de France Rail Publicité"
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- ^ Ambassade de France en Chine, Rencontre avec 100 jeunes entrepreneurs français en Chine
- ^ 01Net, 2006, Itelios élabore des services cartographiques pour les agriculteurs
- ^ Itelios official Web
- ^ DEdiCate
- ^ Journal Du Net, 2000, nFactory : l'usine à contenu s'engage à respecter les droits d'auteurs
- ^ zdnet, 2001, L'agrégateur nFactory rejoint le groupe Bertelsmann
- ^ Amazon,2009
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Besse, Guillaume |
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French entrepreneur and venture capitalist |
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Date of birth |
Agust 7, 1971 |
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Paris, France |
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