Signature Move1 book · 2 highlights
Internal Foundry for New Needs
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Xavier Niel, the free man (translated)
Sengès Gilles · 2 highlights
“When needs are identified, companies are created internally, which also avoids the creation of a central works council.”
“Iliad is actually a holding company with multiple entities operating in the same sectors. For example, Free SAS, Alice ADSL, and IFW SAS operate as internet service providers, while Online SAS, Dedibox, and Iliad Entreprises offer internet hosting. One. Tel SAS, Kedra SAS, and Free Mobile are involved in telecommunications, and Citéfibre, Free Infrastructures, IRE SAS, and Immobilière Iliad are involved in fiber optics. This is what is meant by "competitive bidding.”
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