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ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS LEARNED IN THE FIELD

Build alongside your studies and learn by doing. Not by pretending.

You’re juggling classes, deadlines, a tight budget and a project you truly believe in. La Mashine gives you a structured framework to learn to build from what’s happening in the field, not from theory on a slide.

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Entrepreneurs, schools and incubators are already working together in La Mashine.

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BIG AMBITIONS, SMALL RESOURCES

A real project, with real constraints.

Entrepreneurship is learned in the field, through mistakes and perseverance. You might as well start early.

No time, no budget

Between classes and life, it’s hard to find the resources to really move your project forward. Every moment has to count.

Theory ≠ traction

You can recite Lean Startup by heart and still have no idea whether anyone wants your product. AI doesn’t talk to your target market. You do.

Working in fragments

Your project lives in the gaps in your schedule, between two classes. Without structure, your momentum resets every time you pick it back up.

The project memory: a document kept up to date between sessions.

STUDENTS ARE ALREADY LAUNCHING WITH LA MASHINE

Move forward alongside your studies, without losing the thread.

La Mashine combines proven methods, a smart platform and personalized human support to help entrepreneurs build stronger projects, faster.

  • One place for your whole project, Assumptions, early research, field tests, decisions and open questions, captured as you go and always connected, so you stay in action.
  • Priorities that make sense, Instead of a 40-item to-do list that changes every time you pick things back up, you focus on the actions that will move the project forward in the short term. Nothing else.
  • An empirical approach to navigate uncertainty, La Mashine turns your day-to-day reality into a clear learning loop: understand, decide, act, adjust. Then do it again, until you find what your target market will pay for.
  • A human when it counts, When you decide a call needs an outside perspective, an expert from your network, your school or La Mashine steps in with the full context already in mind.
Léa G.
★★★★★

“I’m moving faster in one month with La Mashine than in six months without.”

Léa G.

Founder

Marc Girard
★★★★★

“Between my market assumptions, my copywriting and my user interviews, La Mashine helped me frame my project and land my first customers.”

Marc Girard

Founder, Tillin

Melissa Vidal
★★★★★

“Great support, a team at the top that helps me daily.”

Melissa Vidal

Founder, e-Konik

Christophe Communay
★★★★★

“Exceptional service. Rare, effective and human.”

Christophe Communay

Founder, socrate.pro

Mohamed Haijoubi
★★★★★

“La Mashine got me my first customer, helping me put my solution in place and find my business model.”

Mohamed Haijoubi

Founder, Paxilia

Romane Finet
★★★★★

“La Mashine turns discussions into concrete action plans, and asks the sharp questions that pushed me past my blockers. Everything gets clear.”

Romane Finet

Founder, ChatBTP

Lauren Sotter
★★★★★

“Clear action plans that account for the reality of the field. They helped me identify my priorities and lay solid ground to sign my first customers.”

Lauren Sotter

Founder, MyArtistPlace

Anne H.
★★★★★

“One month in and we’re thrilled. A framework, tools, people who push you.”

Anne H.

Founder, MaRenoZen

Marie-Gabrielle de Beauvais
★★★★★

“A structured and personalised approach, with steps clearly set in time and very concrete deliverables.”

Marie-Gabrielle de Beauvais

MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs

Damien Albrespy
★★★★★

“Sharp strategic advice and a real coaching mindset, which let us approach our fundraise calmly.”

Damien Albrespy

Founder, Apisolis

Jonathan Bouaziz
★★★★★

“La Mashine has been supporting me as a solo founder for three months now… and I couldn’t have asked for better! It helps me through the process, guides me and puts me back on track to ship my product (despite the pivots). I recommend it.”

Jonathan Bouaziz

Founder, Umami

SO, WHEN DO WE START?

Explain your idea, and head straight back into the field.

Get a free diagnosis of your project, discover your action plan, and ask for help only when you need it. If your school runs an entrepreneurship program, La Mashine can plug into it too.

  • Explore: €0. Discover La Mashine and your first priorities.
  • Self-service: €25/month. The full platform, with the option to add support whenever you need it.
  • Validate by La Mashine program to quickly confirm your idea is worth pursuing and prove people are ready to pay for it.
The project dashboard: status, completed tasks and validated decisions.

Student entrepreneurs, frequently asked questions.

Yes, that’s the whole point. La Mashine keeps your project’s context so you can build in the gaps between classes or in the evening, without losing momentum every time you come back.