Laurent Savaete

Laurent Savaete

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ABOUT ME
A social entrepreneur with a tech twist
A social entrepreneur with a tech twist

I've cofounded 2 social startups, one in IoT, one in fintech, both focusing on emerging markets. I built the first few iterations of MVP in both.
I have been mentoring a few startups and projects, and really enjoy sharing experience and helping other think through their problems.

I love learning about new tech development and putting it to good use, to help people who need it most.

My experience with code goes back to the early 90s and gwbasic. Since then I've played with a variety of technologies (Basic, TurboPascal, C/C++, php, python, javascript...), and used my skills to build two startups and their tech solutions.

Where I can help most is around figuring out a short path to testing assumptions, good practices to build (software) projects, as well as linking your tech and your startup strategy problems.

My most recent tech experience is hands on with python/django and react/react-native where I can provide more detailed technical help.

French, English
London (+01:00)
Joined January 2018
EXPERTISE
4 years experience
I cofounded 2 startups and built the technology stack for both of them, applying the lean startup methodology I learnt from MIT's Global ...
I cofounded 2 startups and built the technology stack for both of them, applying the lean startup methodology I learnt from MIT's Global Entrepreneurship bootcamp. I love challenging business models and finding ways to test assumptions faster and cheaper. I also mentor fellow startupers through MIT's Entrepreneurship Online Bootcamp programme.
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3 years experience
I can't think of building software without automating testing, building and deployments. It's one of the best ways to keep focused on dev...
I can't think of building software without automating testing, building and deployments. It's one of the best ways to keep focused on developing better code.
15 years experience
I have been using Linux, Debian then Ubuntu since last century. I do pretty much all of my work through the command line.
I have been using Linux, Debian then Ubuntu since last century. I do pretty much all of my work through the command line.
5 years experience
I have built our company's mobile app using react-native and react, as well as redux and graphql. I'm particularly comfortable with probl...
I have built our company's mobile app using react-native and react, as well as redux and graphql. I'm particularly comfortable with problems related to low connectivity/bandwidth and making apps work in those contexts. I also rebuilt https://github.com/mapswipe/mapswipe/ almost entirely on top of a firebase backend.
FirebaseEs6ReactReduxReact/react native with reduxReact NativeGraphQL
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SOCIAL PRESENCE
GitHub
slowapi
A rate limiter for Starlette and FastAPI
Python
142
11
neomodel-stubs
Typing stubs for neomodel
Python
1
0
Stack Overflow
3388 Reputation
2
23
43
EMPLOYMENTS
Co Founder | CTO
ZigWay.co
2016-01-01-Present
N/A
N/A
Co-Founder and CTO
CityTaps
2014-10-01-2015-12-01
N/A
N/A
Founder of Wikibabel and developer
N/A
2009-01-01-2012-12-31
Founded wiki-babel.org, merged with wikiotics.org. Full time developer in 2012.
Founded wiki-babel.org, merged with wikiotics.org. Full time developer in 2012.
PROJECTS
MapswipeView Project
2019
Firebase
JavaScript
React/react native with redux
Firebase
JavaScript
React/react native with redux