About
Louis Lecat is a product leader who previously held Head of Product roles at Algolia and early product positions at Asana, where he contributed to growth at both companies. He also worked at AgilOne and holds degrees from Stanford and École des Ponts.
Founder at UpstreamYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Louis went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Upstream's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Louis can intro founders to Upstream's investors below.
Upstream's investors · 4
Co-founders at Upstream
JT
Jonathan TiretFounder
Experience
- Upstream (YC S23)Co-founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentVille de Paris
- Various StartupsProduct Advisor | Mentor | Coach2022 — 2023
- Taking Care of my FamilyTaking a break2021
- AlgoliaHead of Product2018 — 2021Paris Area, France
- AsanaProduct Management2016 — 2018Région de la baie de San Francisco, États-Unis
- AgilOneProduct Management2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- AgilOneData Scientist2009 — 2010Greater New York City Area
- Institut NavierResearch Assistant2008Paris Area, France
Skills & more
Product Management17Machine Learning6Analytics14Mathematics2Matlab3Excel1Linear ProgrammingStatistics2OptimizationSQL2
Languages English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Louis Lecat?
- Louis Lecat is a product leader who previously held Head of Product roles at Algolia and early product positions at Asana, where he contributed to growth at both companies. He also worked at AgilOne and holds degrees from Stanford and École des Ponts.
- Where does Louis Lecat work?
- Louis Lecat is Founder of Upstream.
- What companies did Louis Lecat found?
- Louis Lecat founded Upstream.
- Where did Louis Lecat go to school?
- Louis Lecat studied at Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Management Science & Engineering); Y Combinator (YC S23); Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Master of Science (Diplôme d'Ingénieur), Engineering).
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