Leadership as First-Time Founders: Communication, Culture, and the Art of Saying No
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Leadership as First-Time Founders: Communication, Culture, and the Art of Saying No
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In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, Alexis Monville welcomes Héloïse Rozès and Nikolai Fomm, first-time founders and co-founders of Corma, a startup building the “cockpit of truth” for software access and license management — helping companies control their SaaS stack, reduce waste, and improve employee experience.
From their day-to-day reality at Station F to the intensity of building a company in survival mode, Héloïse and Nikolai share what leadership really looks like when you’re learning it in real time.
You’ll hear practical insights on:
Adapting communication across co-founders, employees, investors, and clients
Leading with empathy while still making tough calls
Saying “no” to stay focused and avoid spreading the team too thin
Building a value-driven culture through rituals, feedback, and programs like the Cormacolindor
Using frameworks like Radical Candor to avoid ruinous empathy and make feedback useful
A grounded conversation for emerging leaders, early-stage founders, and anyone building teams under uncertainty.
Find the transcript and the references in the companion blog post: https://blog-alexis.monville.com/en/2024/10/13/leadership-as-first-time-founders-with-heloise-rozes-and-nikolai-fomm/