Alex Benoit

Founder, CEO/CTO at Larsen
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Experience

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder, CEO/CTO
      • 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

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Venture CTO/Lead Engineer
      • 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.

    • Senior Engineer
      • 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.

    • France
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Lead Teacher & Senior Engineer
      • 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.

    • Netherlands
    • Computer Networking Products
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • CTO
      • 2016 - 2017

      London, United Kingdom • Built initial platform, led funding round, negotiated contacts and integrations with clients. • Startup acquired in 2019.

    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • Systems Engineer
      • 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.

    • United States
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Systems Engineer
      • 2014 - 2014

      London, United Kingdom • Developed and led technical sales opportunities on 10 key global accounts.

    • Teaching Assistant
      • 2013 - 2013

      London, United Kingdom • Founding Student Instructor for leading UK tech summer camp for teens in Video Game Design and Mobile Application Development.

    • France
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intern
      • 2010 - 2010

      Paris, France • Interned at the French Space Agency.

Education

  • 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

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