About
General Partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of Algolia (YC W14), a search API firm he led as CEO to about 350 employees before bringing on a successor in 2020. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nantes.
Nicolas Dessaigne @dessaigne
Everyone is using AI to code, automate support, and make their product smarter. But very few are turning it on their own org. I recently caught up with a founder whose team has grown top-heavy. Revenue is good, but they’ve added layers of managers who spend most of their time
Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 223 · ⇄ 15
Nicolas Dessaigne @dessaigne
Reading a profile about yourself is a strange experience. You recognize the events, but sometimes you see the pattern for the first time. Over the past few weeks, @thomasyeddou spoke with me, @jlemoine_algo, @mwseibel and many others about Algolia's early days, moving to SF, my https://t.co/UV4Rb8hiXb
Jul 24, 2026 · ♥ 89 · ⇄ 8
Nicolas Dessaigne @dessaigne
When I was in Paris recently, I had breakfast with a deep tech founder who was debating wether to move to SF. He wanted to improve his odds at fundraising. That's the wrong framing. Capital matters but the biggest benefit in coming to SF is to raise your ambitions. You are the
Jul 24, 2026 · ♥ 1307 · ⇄ 104
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