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Frédéric Lasnier

Chief Executive Officer, Pentalog

About Frédéric Lasnier

Serial entrepreneur, growth hacker and ecology aficionado, Frédéric began his entrepreneurial career while still studying at Orléans University, like all other Pentalog founders.

In 2003, anticipating the oncoming internet usage explosion, he decided to connect the world to Pentalog. At this time, there were only ten million developers worldwide whose growth barely exceeded that of the overall population. Since then, Fred discovered Romania (and became a nearshoring pioneer in France), before opening additional locations in Moldova, Vietnam in 2009 and Mexico in 2018.

In 2013, he decided to take on the USA – starting with Boston. In 2016, he bought out American media and growth hacking agency, “Revsquare”. With links throughout the entire tech world, the biggest digital native players now on Pentalog. In 2010, attracted by “hypergrowth” projects, Fred launched the SkillValue platform alongside the other Pentalog founders. With staggering figures, thousands of companies now use SkillValue for recruitment and hundreds of thousands of developers test their technical prowess using the platform. In 2018, along with Éric Gouin and Benoit Fillon, he launched SkillValue Freelancing services connected to Pentalog.

Today, the Pentalog platform is complete and the mission is simple. Disrupt outsourcing and digital consulting by offering clients 3 contractual options embedded in a single skill: recruitment, outsourcing or freelancing. Pentalog is the only company in the world to offer these 3 solutions. The promise is finalized. Unlock and guarantee Pentalog client growth by immunizing them against developer and growth hacker talent shortage.

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After my recent visit to Vietnam, where I spent a few days in the company of Martin Umaran, one of the founders of Globant (our Argentine acquirer), I can still say that I am amazed. In Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, we had the pleasure of meeting with several local tech entrepreneurs. The country […]

Pentalog joins Globant... We can be proud!

Of all the blog posts I’ve written, this one is by far the most important. This year, we are celebrating Pentalog’s thirty-year anniversary with a bang. Thanks to the hundreds of people who have paved the way on this journey, including the people of today, Pentalog’s thirty years of creating have resulted in a gem […]

What if 2023 was a lot less bad than we thought it would be?

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What impact will inflation have on salaries and costs in the IT sector?

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Unicorn tech teams put to the scoring test!

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In times of crisis, modern IT outsourcing is the only possible strategy.

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Introducing Pentalog’s Vision for Change, Positive Tech Impact

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The Ukraine Crisis: What are the risks for software production?

The situation in Ukraine has emerged as almost as an “old-fashioned” geopolitical crisis, like a relic of the Cold War, yet one which is suddenly pushing IT leaders around the world to re-assess their digital production strategies. The primary countries engaged in the standoff, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, represent as many as 700,000 developers (estimated […]

The 5th Wave, Omicron: Taking Action to Move Forward

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Q4 2021: Long Covid and digital productivity are changing the world.

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