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swanbaseHEC Paris Incubator: how to get in (even without an HEC degree)

HEC Paris Incubator: how to get in (even without an HEC degree)

HEC Paris Incubator: entry requirements, price (€300/month), the three-batch calendar, the four selection stages, and how to get in without an HEC degree.

swanbaseIncubators and Accelerators in Strasbourg: The Founder's Guide

Incubators and Accelerators in Strasbourg: The Founder's Guide

SEMIA, 1Kubator, pH8, Nextmed, ISU, Fluxus: Strasbourg's incubators and accelerators compared by cost, entry criteria, and the right path for your stage.

swanbaseHow to Get Accepted to a Luma Event (Even When It's Full)

How to Get Accepted to a Luma Event (Even When It's Full)

On Luma, the host sees exactly two things before approving your registration: your public profile and your answers to the registration questions. Here's what they look at, how to fill out your profile in ten minutes, and what to do when the event is already full.

swanbaseAntler France: program, thesis and application

Antler France: program, thesis and application

Antler invests before the team even exists. The day zero model, investment thesis, check size, equity and application process for Antler France in 2026.

swanbaseHow to get into Station F: programs, criteria and applications

How to get into Station F: programs, criteria and applications

Programs, selection criteria, monthly cost, timeline, and what to do if you get rejected: a founder's guide to applying to Station F.

swanbaseIncubators and accelerators in Grenoble: the 2026 guide

Incubators and accelerators in Grenoble: the 2026 guide

Linksium, Tarmac, IncubaGEM: Grenoble's incubators compared, sorted into deeptech or generalist tracks, with entry requirements, costs and equity terms.

swanbaseBSPCE: definition, conditions, 2026 tax rules and a worked example

BSPCE: definition, conditions, 2026 tax rules and a worked example

BSPCE in 2026: definition, issuance conditions, exercise price, vesting, tax on the exercise gain and the sale gain, a worked example, and how they compare with BSA, AGA and stock options.

swanbaseCap table: definition, worked example and template for your startup

Cap table: definition, worked example and template for your startup

A cap table, or capitalization table, lists who owns what in your startup. Here are the columns, a worked example from incorporation to seed, the fully diluted view, a template and the main tools.

swanbaseShareholders' agreement: definition, key clauses and a startup example

Shareholders' agreement: definition, key clauses and a startup example

A shareholders' agreement sets the rules between cofounders, and later with the investors, of a French SAS. This guide covers its key clauses, its typical structure, what it costs and how long it lasts.

swanbaseThe Steps of a Fundraising Round: A Guide for Your Startup

The Steps of a Fundraising Round: A Guide for Your Startup

The nine steps of a fundraising round for a French startup, from sizing the round to investor reporting: deck, data room, term sheet, due diligence, shareholders' agreement, closing.

swanbaseOpenVC in 2026: Review, Pricing and How to Use It to Raise Funding

OpenVC in 2026: Review, Pricing and How to Use It to Raise Funding

OpenVC in 2026: our review of the free investor database, Premium pricing, how reliable the profiles are, and a step-by-step method for finding investors.

swanbaseJean de La Rochebrochard: background, thesis and investment method

Jean de La Rochebrochard: background, thesis and investment method

Background, role at Kima Ventures, ticket size, decision criteria and follow-on: a profile of Jean de La Rochebrochard for founders preparing to pitch him.

swanbaseGo to market: definition, strategy and examples for startups

Go to market: definition, strategy and examples for startups

Go to market explained: the definition, the five building blocks of a GTM strategy, four sales models illustrated by Doctolib, Atlassian, HubSpot and Pennylane, and a six-step plan.

swanbaseLaunching Your Product in the US: Hacker News, Product Hunt and Reddit in 2026

Launching Your Product in the US: Hacker News, Product Hunt and Reddit in 2026

How to launch your product in the US in 2026 with Hacker News, Product Hunt and Reddit: the rules, real numbers from YC startups, and Anthony Riera's method.

swanbaseB2B cold email: the method of a founder who sends 500 emails a day

B2B cold email: the method of a founder who sends 500 emails a day

Segment in batches of 100-200, run sequences of 5 to 9 emails, aim for a reply (never a sale): the B2B cold email method of a founder who sends 500 emails a day.

swanbaseB2B Prospecting Tools: The Founder's Guide (2026)

B2B Prospecting Tools: The Founder's Guide (2026)

The categories of B2B prospecting tools, a side-by-side selection, how to choose, and the minimum stack for an early-stage founder at each budget.

swanbaseClay: the guide to the AI-powered B2B prospecting tool

Clay: the guide to the AI-powered B2B prospecting tool

Clay explained: waterfall enrichment, AI agents, features, 2026 pricing, real founder use cases and alternatives.

swanbaseLemlist Review: Features and Pricing (2026)

Lemlist Review: Features and Pricing (2026)

Our Lemlist review: cold email and multichannel outreach, lemwarm warm-up, 2026 pricing, pros, limits, and how Lemlist compares to Waalaxy and LGM.

swanbaseHow to make a LinkedIn carousel with AI: a 7-step method (Claude Code, deck.json, PDF)

How to make a LinkedIn carousel with AI: a 7-step method (Claude Code, deck.json, PDF)

How to make a LinkedIn carousel with AI that doesn't look like a generated deck: sourced research, a script-validated deck.json, Playwright rendering and a 1080×1350 PDF.

swanbaseAI LinkedIn prospecting agent: find who to contact (tutorial)

AI LinkedIn prospecting agent: find who to contact (tutorial)

AI LinkedIn prospecting agent: dated public signals, grouping by person, scoring with a JSON grid, and a first message checked by script. The full tutorial.

swanbaseAI sales prospecting: the step-by-step method, without the spam (2026)

AI sales prospecting: the step-by-step method, without the spam (2026)

AI sales prospecting: a verified dossier for each prospect, A/B/C tiers computed by script, a sequence written by Claude, a lint run down to 0 BLOCK and a DNS check. All the commands.

swanbaseAI social media agent: a tutorial with human approval

AI social media agent: a tutorial with human approval

Our AI social media agent in production: a queue filled 3 weeks ahead, copy rewritten for each network, script checks, human approval, and sending through the Zernio API.

swanbaseLanding page audit with Claude Code: review your SaaS page

Landing page audit with Claude Code: review your SaaS page

Audit a SaaS landing page with Claude Code and Playwright: desktop and mobile screenshots, DOM measurements, Core Web Vitals, a 256-criterion LEVER grid in five passes and quantified A/B hypotheses.

swanbaseSEO Audit with Claude Code: A Six-Step Method for SaaS Sites

SEO Audit with Claude Code: A Six-Step Method for SaaS Sites

A six-step SEO audit with Claude Code: curl on the served HTML, sitemap HTTP codes, internal link graph, a 6-point E-E-A-T score and a prioritized fix plan.

swanbaseHow to Build Your First Robot from Salvaged Parts

How to Build Your First Robot from Salvaged Parts

Broken vacuum, RC car, old printer: the donor products that supply motors, wheels and sensors, and how to drive them with an ESP32 board.

swanbaseEdge AI: running AI on the device, and when to do it

Edge AI: running AI on the device, and when to do it

Edge AI means running AI on the device itself. Definition, how it works, benefits, hardware (Jetson, Coral, Edge Impulse) and five criteria for deciding.

swanbaseFrench humanoid robots: who builds what, and at what price

French humanoid robots: who builds what, and at what price

Wandercraft, Uma, Enchanted Tools, Pollen: a map of French humanoid robots, how they are used in factories and service settings, what they cost, and where a startup can fit in.

swanbaseWorld models: Yann LeCun's bet on what comes after LLMs

World models: Yann LeCun's bet on what comes after LLMs

World models explained: definition, how they differ from LLMs, Yann LeCun's bet with AMI Labs, the models you can actually access (V-JEPA 2, Cosmos, Genie) and what founders can build with them.

swanbasePhysical AI: definition and stack for startups

Physical AI: definition and stack for startups

Physical AI perceives, decides and acts in the real world. This pillar guide follows the full loop, from sensors to field feedback, then ties each layer to a founder's decisions: wedge, data, distribution and defensible advantage.

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swanbaseInterview: Meet Cédric O'Neill, Co-Founder of Bricks.co

Interview: Meet Cédric O'Neill, Co-Founder of Bricks.co

Discover the journey of Cédric O'Neill, visiting partner and founder of Bricks.co, who is democratizing real estate investment starting at just 10 euros.