#XrisLogbook 115 - Lenses, Lessons, Lifelines 🇫🇷

👍🏻 Carve out time, even in the most demanding weeks, to connect with new faces. This isn't just networking; it's a deliberate expansion of your worldview. Each new person offers a unique lens, a chance to absorb knowledge you wouldn't find otherwise. 💬 

👎🏻 France needs to act now. Its British neighbor has been effectively using tax incentives to drive innovation investment since 1994. It’s time to adopt their successful strategy and inject this vital capital into the French innovation ecosystem, in particular the DefTech sector. 💶

✍🏻 Paris, this Thursday, echoed with a stark truth: Europe's defense, once a distant concern, now demands immediate capital. Amidst global tremors and swelling state budgets, the room buzzed with urgency, a quest to fuel AI, cyber shields, and future weaponry. Venture capitalists and titans of finance grappled with risk, pleaded for clear rules, and sought the elusive alchemy of tech that serves both soldier and citizen. The message, clear as a rifle shot, was this: defense is no longer a choice, but a lifeline; and new money, new models, are the keys to Europe's survival in a world on edge. 🪖

🙏🏻 Special thanks this week to Frederic, Alexis, Arnaud, Christophe, Delvis, Marouane, Remy, Rodolphe, Stanislas, Stephane, Sylvère,Xavier, Yann, Clément, Olivier, Olivier, Wilfried

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