First entrepreneurship, then a career in politics? “Why not,” says Thomas Rebaud.
Interview
June 11, 2020
Could Meero’s founder be the next Emmanuel Macron?
Meero’s flamboyant founder Thomas Rebaud has been thinking a lot about employees, doing deals — and politics.
6 min read
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