Jean-Pierre Nadir launches On n’est pas des mythos, a new podcast focused on entrepreneurship.
The program aims to give a voice to entrepreneurs about their successes, but also about their difficulties, their mistakes and the choices that have marked their journeys.
For this first episode, Jean-Pierre Nadir welcomes Frédéric Mazzella, founder of BlaBlaCar.
The conversation revisits his path, from his beginnings as a physicist researcher at NASA to building BlaBlaCar, today active in more than 40 countries.
The program aims to give a voice to entrepreneurs about their successes, but also about their difficulties, their mistakes and the choices that have marked their journeys.
For this first episode, Jean-Pierre Nadir welcomes Frédéric Mazzella, founder of BlaBlaCar.
The conversation revisits his path, from his beginnings as a physicist researcher at NASA to building BlaBlaCar, today active in more than 40 countries.
Frédéric Mazzella evokes notably the five years spent without salary, the six business models tested before finding the right formula, the renaming from covoiturage.fr to BlaBlaCar, and the various stages of the group’s growth.
The interview also covers international expansion, the acquisitions BlaBlaCar has carried out, its environmental impact, and several of its current projects.
Finally, Jean-Pierre Nadir and Frédéric Mazzella discuss artificial intelligence and its potential impact on technology and entrepreneurship.
The podcast is available on YouTube and on listening platforms.
The interview also covers international expansion, the acquisitions BlaBlaCar has carried out, its environmental impact, and several of its current projects.
Finally, Jean-Pierre Nadir and Frédéric Mazzella discuss artificial intelligence and its potential impact on technology and entrepreneurship.
The podcast is available on YouTube and on listening platforms.
Frédéric Mazzella is a French entrepreneur, a graduate of the École normale supérieure in physics and a stint at Stanford. In 2006, he acquired covoiturage.fr, which became BlaBlaCar in 2013. After difficult beginnings and several years without a salary, he grew the company internationally. In 2016, he stepped down from the role of CEO to focus on innovation, while remaining chairman of the board. He later became co-president of France Digitale in 2018.
Jean-Pierre Nadir is a French entrepreneur. After studies in Lorient and then at the École supérieure de publicité in Paris, he started out in the restaurant and delivery business at 18, before turning to publishing. In 2000, he co-founded Easyvoyage, a portal for information and comparisons dedicated to tourism. He became its president in 2006, then sold the majority of the group to Webedia in 2015, while taking the lead of its Tourism division. He has also become known to the public as an investor on the show “Qui veut être mon associé ?” on M6, from 2022 to 2024. He also founded FairMoove, a platform dedicated to responsible travel.
Jean-Pierre Nadir is a French entrepreneur. After studies in Lorient and then at the École supérieure de publicité in Paris, he started out in the restaurant and delivery business at 18, before turning to publishing. In 2000, he co-founded Easyvoyage, a portal for information and comparisons dedicated to tourism. He became its president in 2006, then sold the majority of the group to Webedia in 2015, while taking the lead of its Tourism division. He has also become known to the public as an investor on the show “Qui veut être mon associé ?” on M6, from 2022 to 2024. He also founded FairMoove, a platform dedicated to responsible travel.
