Jean de La Rochebrochard, Managing Partner at Kima Ventures

Learning Inspiration 🌈 #21

Jean de La Rochebrochard is an investor in start-ups, partner of the Kima Ventures fund, the investment holding company of Free’s boss Xavier Niel. He is an investor in several French unicorns including Blablacar and OVH.

Each week he studies hundreds of cases, each year he completes a hundred deals. All without sacrificing your family life, without being overwhelmed by your agenda. He also illustrates his method in his first book Human Machine.

Jean joined the startup ecosystem when he joined The Family as a partner in 2013 after working in corporate finance.

Who is your biggest source of inspiration?

It’s not who it’s what 🙂 People who come up with solutions that sound obvious and genius at the same time. People who have an incredible unique ability and make beautiful things out of it (craftmen, designers, coders…)

How do you keep learning on a daily basis?

Always questioning choices in the most simple way.

Always reflecting on failures in the most honest way.

What are your learning routines?

I write to structure.

I walk to process.

I talk to reflect.

What is your favorite books and why 📚?

Man’s search for meaning for its humanism

What is your favorite podcast and why 🎧?

I don’t listen to podcasts, it’s not how I can process information.

If you were stuck alone on an island and only be allowed to bring one item, what would it be?

A mega swiss knife to craft things 🙂

If there is anything else you would like to share please do so 😇?

Self-awareness is key for mental well-being and everything that follows.