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Frédéric and his co-founders, Nicolas Brusson and Francis Nappez, have raised over $400 million to scale their venture.
Two years later came the idea for BlaBlaCar, which Mr Mazzella co-founded with Francis Nappez and Nicolas Brusson.
- When Access Trumps Ownership
- The Power of Passion
- The Day You Stop Innovating, You Become Obsolete.
- Passion and Innovation Go Hand-In-Hand
Passion and innovation are the common thread behind today’s phenomenon of transitioning from the era of owning to the era of usage. Thanks to new technologies and digital trust tools, people are breaking free from the limits of the past and collaborating with others they don’t know but with whom have an underused asset to share. Peer-to-peer collab...
In the early days Fred had scraped together his savings and took out a loan of €70k to fund the beginnings of what would become BlaBlaCar. Together with his good friend Damien, they started coding the first version of the platform from Fred’s living room in 2004. With no money to spend and no salary earned, Fred Mazzella stayed true to his family n...
Innovation is a continuous iterative and dynamic process. Conscious of that, the team constantly strive to evolve and better the platform. They actively listen to members’ feedback, anticipate future needs and introduce new product features in the quest to ease the members’ overall experience with BlaBlaCar. To fuel the innovative mindset, each dev...
Inside BlaBlaCar, the team remains passionate. Passionate about carpooling. Passionate about bettering the world. Passionate about doing the right thing for themselves. And passionate about being innovative. After all, it’s pretty rare to be innovative without having the stamina to follow through!
Sep 17, 2015 · BlaBlaCar. Uber takes you from place to place within a city, as does its ride-sharing competitor Lyft. Taxis, of course, do the same. But what about ride-sharing for long-distance car trips? In...
How BlaBlaCar is giving rise to a new generation of startupers. Nicolas Brusson, co-founder & CEO (left) Fred Mazzella, founder & President (middle) Francis Nappez, co-founder & tech advisor to...
Apr 14, 2015 · Brusson and co-founders Frédéric Mazzella and Francis Nappez first launched BlaBlaCar in France in 2006. (The idea was inspired by Mazzella, who was almost unable to get home one Christmas...
Francis is focused on implementing agile and relevant solutions over the long term, capable of adapting to strong growth and a constantly changing environment. He is driven by the desire to build agile, multi-disciplinary teams to create disruptive innovations and improve the user experience.
