In 6 months, I will graduate from my Business School. To finish my degree, I will do one last internship, and hope to concretize this experience in a permanent contract.

In short my criteria were:
– An early stage company
– A team ready to kick asses
– Positive signals (investors, experiences, projections)
– A good vibe
– A mainly technical product and team
– If possible a Fintech

And to be honest, a company that ticks these boxes is not easy to find. That being said I needed to dig in trends, to find the gold nugget and convince them to hire me.

I was still a kid when I first heard about open source. My godfather and uncle were involved in Open Source research projects. I didn’t understand much about it, but it seemed to be a hobby. Something you do on weekends.

It seemed very unattainable to me, because they are an example of a very technical person. And I had a business profile. So I wasn’t looking any further.

Two years ago, when I was working on an app for student’s security, I had no funds. And didn’t have the skills to develop my project. My Uncle talked to me again about Open Source projects and how it could be helpful to develop my app. I liked the idea. The app faded away for other reasons but I once again came across this concept that I didn’t understand as a child.

One year later, I read an article from a16z about how open source would revolutionize f