Creating opportunities between the Silicon Valley ecosystem and Orange’s business units worldwide

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  • Le 25 novembre 2016
Name: Antonin Lapiche
Current position: Senior Technology Analyst, Orange Silicon Valley - San Francisco, USA
About my company: Telecommunication, €43.5 billion revenue, >40 employees in Silicon Valley
Degree earned at Audencia: GE 13
Nationality: French
Residence: San Francisco - USA 
 
“Don’t limit yourself to what you know. Always learn, build your network, be bold and it will pay off. The world is a big place with opportunities are everywhere.”

My work
My role: As a tech analyst my job is to detect and evaluate trends in behaviours, technologies, services and products in order to create business opportunities between the local Silicon Valley ecosystem and Orange’s business units across the globe.

Soft skills: the ability to process and synthesise information, excellent communication skills, leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, empathy
Hard skills: quantitative analysis, writing code, strategic/analytical thinking, tech background

My company: French leadership in an American shell. Entrepreneurial venture reporting to a 170K employees company. Silicon Valley is where everything in tech is happening.

How all began: My competitive advantage was my expert knowledge of the telco industry. I had a track record of business success along with my dual tech/business background, and fluency in French. Originally I built on my own network, but it is useful to join to meetup.com as well to find any relevant professional networking group, and I highly recommend LinkedIn.

My world
Culture shock: The main challenge to work in the US to get visa. Working for French companies based outside of France can be a pathway to getting the necessary authorisations. It is important to demonstrate what the added value is in hiring you. The intern visa J 1 is very helpful and allows you to work for a year.

Fun fact: Positive surprise - Even though I work for a French company, risk and hard work is rewarded. French companies are usually risk-averse with high levels of hierarchy and office politics, whereas the American companies are open for risk.

Why choose an international career?
There are better work opportunities in the USA, both in terms of mission and compensation packages.
 
Audencia Careers says
"
Antonin’s story is a very good example of audacity. In spite of the difficulties in obtaining an American visa, he believed in what truly interested him and was bold enough to make it happen."
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