For our sixteenth episode, we welcome Guillaume Parent from Gallea, Canada’s largest online art gallery, to discuss their multiple stints in incubators and gas pedals, innovation in art (NFTs!) and the importance of family.
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WEBSITE: https: //www.gallea.ca/
FACEBOOK: https: //www.facebook.com/gallea.ca/
INSTAGRAM: https: //www.instagram.com/gallea.art/
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gallea
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Ligne du temps – Digital technology for art
0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Gallea presentation
1:30 – What kind of bread are you, Guillaume?
1st section – Earning your bread – 2:00
2:30 – Gallea, art goes digital
6:00 – How the platform works
7:40 – Positioning vs. art galleries
10:30 – Student looking for financing
Raphaël Christian-Roy, founder of Front Row Ventures
12:00 – The impact of LIF and FounderFuel programs
13:50 – How does an engineer end up in art?
2nd section – Butter money – 16:00
16:30 – The power of art in Quebec
19:00 – The democratization of art through digital technology
20:00 – Accessibility of art for all means
22:00 – The MonMur service to find a personalized work of art
23:00 – With the pandemic, turn to B2C
25:00 – The challenges of international expansion
26:30 – How to choose new cities
28:00 – Gallea’s profitability
29:40 – Advice after Gallea’s 5 incubators (Founder Fuel, MTLab, etc.)!
32:00 – Is it possible to have too many programs?
34:30 – Venture capital do’s and don’ts?
3rd section – A lot of work to do – 42:00
42:20 – How does Gallea position itself in relation to NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens)?
43:00 – Bepple sells NFT for $69 million.
44:00 – Royalties preserved with NFTs.
46:00 – The investment side of art
52:30 – Our partner artist Fine Line!