Interview

February 10, 2021

“When you focus on the right thing, you free up a lot of useless time”: Q&A with Alan’s Jean-Charles Samuelian

In a new interview series, we quiz leading European startup operators on how they work.


Amy Lewin

5 min read

Jean-Charles Samuelian, cofounder and CEO of Alan

Jean-Charles Samuelian is cofounder of Alan, the French healthtech startup — and a fan of building businesses differently. Alan’s 280 employees have no meetings, work asynchronously and yet still churn out new features and products.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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