On 22 October 2026, Maddyness, the French media covering the startup ecosystem, published an article by journalist Thomas Lestavel on the limits of asynchronous work in startups.
Titled « Ces entrepreneurs revenus du travail en asynchrone », the piece quotes Alexis Chân Gridel, founder of Écrin Digital, as CTO of HelpMe, the women's safety app he co-founded with Sarra Chettaoui, and as the founder of Doodraw. Working between France and South Korea, he explains that some misunderstandings take long written exchanges when a five-minute call would clear them up, and that meetings remain a moment of real human connection, beyond the transactional rhythm of Slack messages.
The article also features Christophe Pasquier, co-founder and CEO of Slite.
