Alex Benoit
Founder, CEO/CTO at Larsen- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Larsen
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder, CEO/CTO
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2021 - 2023
• Founded future of work company building software helping managers and directors better run their teams. • The Larsen platform helped teams improve performance by 30% and engagement by 15%. • Built initial MVP, scaled team, platform and infrastructure, negotiated client contracts
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BCG X
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Venture CTO/Lead Engineer
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Nov 2018 - Aug 2020
London, United Kingdom • Led engineering teams building groundbreaking ventures for BCG clients across Europe. Specialized in fintech and healthcare. • Achieved the highest Venture CTO performance rating at BCG and 9/10 of colleagues would “actively seek me out” to work with on future projects. • Hired or helped hire >20 engineers.
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Senior Engineer
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Feb 2018 - Nov 2018
London, United Kingdom • Built ventures for BCG's corporate clients across Europe. • Took part in funding rounds, and had an active role in building and mentoring the team. • Created and presented an internal analytics playbook, leading to optimizations that reduced our CAC.
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Le Wagon
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France
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Professional Training and Coaching
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Teacher & Senior Engineer
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2016 - 2018
London, United Kingdom • Hired and mentored new teachers. Built and led teams building the educational platform. • Hired >40 staff and teachers. Helped expand the coding school from 8 to 32 cities. • Highest-rated teacher globally with a personal NPS of 9.1. • Spearheaded community classes to help women and under-represented communities in tech.
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Scalia
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Netherlands
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Computer Networking Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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CTO
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2016 - 2017
London, United Kingdom • Built initial platform, led funding round, negotiated contacts and integrations with clients. • Startup acquired in 2019.
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VMware
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Systems Engineer
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2015 - 2016
Paris Area, France • Managed VMware France’s showroom data center used by 100+ sales and technical product specialists. • Migrated all services to a new platform while maintaining high availability.
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Cisco
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Systems Engineer
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2014 - 2014
London, United Kingdom • Developed and led technical sales opportunities on 10 key global accounts.
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Teaching Assistant
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2013 - 2013
London, United Kingdom • Founding Student Instructor for leading UK tech summer camp for teens in Video Game Design and Mobile Application Development.
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Centre National d'Études Spatiales
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France
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern
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2010 - 2010
Paris, France • Interned at the French Space Agency.
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Education
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Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA ('22) -
Imperial College London
Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Management -
Y Combinator
Startup School (S22) -
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
Baccalauréat Français, Option Internationale, Section Scientifique