Jonathan ENGUELOV, co -founder of a tech unicorn, lived a particularly difficult childhood. In his work entitled “Nothing to lose”, he says that it was his origins that allowed him to move forward and get started, with an extraordinary success. © Getty_images – In April, he is one of the 100 young leaders who move the French economy. Save save receive entrepreneurial alerts an extraordinary story. In his book “Nothing to lose” published in March, Jonathan ANGUELOV spoke about his particularly difficult childhood. The co -founder of a tech unicorn recounts his past as a child placed in several host families. Born of an unknown father, he was raised alone by a mother who fled communist Bulgaria in the 1970s. She then switched to depression and alcohol. The founder in Paris d’Aircall, specializing in corporate telephony, is placed by Child Social Aid (ASE) in host families in the suburbs and in households, explains Actu Paris. “Nothing predestined me in the world in which I evolve today. Being at the head of a company valued more than a billion euros and a heritage of hotels and buildings in Paris, I could not imagine him kid, “admits the 38 -year -old entrepreneur to AFP. Just major, he continues odd jobs as a pizza delivery man, newspaper seller, or Baby-Sitter. He undergoes a “horrible humiliation” when he meets ancient classmates. “It was raining, I am soaked from head to toe and they laugh when they saw me: ‘But it is Jonathan, we were with him in sixth!’,” Recalls Jonathan ANGUELOV. To read also: VAT of auto-entrepreneurs: why the measure should ultimately fall into the water the entrepreneur wants to “inspire” young people from modest backgrounds, understands that this is the moment to “put themselves in the right path, to study, to go further than what the guidance advisers”. After obtaining a technological baccalaureate, he extended with a DUT, before joining a prestigious business school. Jonathan ANGUELOV then chooses entrepreneurship and founded Aircall, a company that today makes almost 200 million euros in turnover. In April, he was one of the 100 young leaders who move the French economy, by the Choiseul Institute. So his editorial work owes nothing to chance. He wishes to “inspire” young people from modest circles, “make them want to move forward”. According to him, it was his chaotic childhood that was the source of his success. “The ASE saved me, she gave me a roof, fed me and allowed me to study,” says Jonathan Anguelov. “I would like her to know that in the workforce I arrived where I am,” he confides, about her mother today who died. >> Our service – Find the vocational training which will boost or redirect your career thanks to our specialized search engine (commercial, management, project management, languages, health, etc.) and come into contact with an advisor to guide you in your choice Receive our latest news each morning, the information to remember on the financial markets. (tagstotranslate) Entrepreneur
