{"podcast":{"title":"Finscale","slug":"finscale-798537","podcast_index_feed_id":798537,"rss_url":"https://feeds.audiomeans.fr/feed/55e0559e-ee0f-44ea-9e0f-acb0a18ec478.xml","website_url":"https://finscale.media","image_url":"https://static.audiomeans.fr/img/podcast/c2608404-19a7-4cbf-bd21-31125c7cd51b.jpg","author":"Solenne Niedercorn-Desouches","episode_count":581,"summary":"Chaque semaine, Solenne Niedercorn-Desouches reçoit les décideurs qui façonnent la finance européenne : fondateurs, dirigeants d'institutions, investisseurs, régulateurs, pour des conversations techniques, directes, sans langue de bois. Wealthtech, private markets, IA, régulation, gouvernance : ce qui se joue vraiment, dit par ceux qui le vivent. - 350+ épisodes bilingues depuis 2020- Un épisode par semaine.- Top 200 Business Podcasts Apple Podcasts France.From Within by Finscale La finance se transforme de l'extérieur. \"From Within\" explore ce qui change de l'intérieur. Un podcast dérivé de Finscale sur les dimensions humaines et culturelles de la transformation : celle des leaders et celle des organisations. Parce que 88% des transformations échouent. Pas faute de stratégie. Faute d'intériorité. 🔗 Retrouvez tous nos services sur : https://finscale.media The Media for leaders shaping the future of finance. Every week, Solenne Niedercorn-Desouches meets the decision-makers shaping European finance : founders, institutional leaders, investors, regulators : for technical, direct, no-nonsense conversations. Wealthtech, private markets, AI, regulation, governance : what is really at s…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T20:21:16.645298+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finscale-798537"},"episode":{"title":"#334 - Anne Lucas (Alta) - The talent unicorn doesn't exist","slug":"334-anne-lucas-alta-the-talent-unicorn-doesn-t-exist","published_at":"2026-03-28T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finscale-798537/334-anne-lucas-alta-the-talent-unicorn-doesn-t-exist","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finscale-798537","url":"https://finscale.business","audio_url":"https://audio.audiomeans.fr/file/nTLjBrCvPC/a1b13ed6-2b38-4147-8e0f-c70cdc238dcf.mp3?_=1774455347","summary":"In this episode, I welcome Anne Lucas, Founding Partner of Alt-a, for a conversation about executive search, board building, and leadership transitions in tech companies. We discussed : - Why finding alignment between founders and investors before a search even starts is the most critical — and most underestimated — part of a headhunter's job, illustrated by a CTO search where both parties said \"we want an AI expert\" but meant completely different things- Three recurring hiring mistakes in tech: giving a C-level title prematurely, recruiting from large corporates without assessing context fit, and launching a search too late — given that a full process takes around six months from start to day one- Why independent board members in Europe are still treated as a \"would-be-nice\" rather than a strategic lever, and why that is a governance mistake for companies planning an exit- The four pillars of an effective board according to Anne: the right complementary skill set around the table, a culture of constructive conflict, strong relationships between founders and board members, and adherence to basic best practices like reading the board pack- Why looking only for candidates who have \"already done it\" is a mistake — and how the real question should be \"can they do it?\", which often leads to more creative and better-fit profiles- The leadership profile shift across growth stages: a zero-to-one builder thrives on chaos and ambiguity, while scaling from ten to a hundred requires structure and process — and the two profiles are rarely the same person- How AI is reshaping the headhunting profession not by replacing human judgment, but by accelerating the labor-intensive parts of the job — leaving more time for the advisory and relationship work that actually drives resultsAnne's…","meta_description":"In this episode, I welcome Anne Lucas, Founding Partner of Alt-a, for a conversation about executive search, board building, and leadership transitions in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1806,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/finscale-798537/episodes/334-anne-lucas-alta-the-talent-unicorn-doesn-t-exist/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finscale-798537/334-anne-lucas-alta-the-talent-unicorn-doesn-t-exist.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}