Maxime Coléon Email & Phone Number

Paris, Fr

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Kuno is a peer-to-peer language learning app designed to provide 1-1, structured, and authentic conversational practice with native peers. Our mission is to break down barriers to language learning by connecting users for real-world interactions. Whether you're a student, professional, or traveler, Kuno helps you achieve fluency and cultural understanding through personalized sessions. We believe in the power of human connection to enhance learning and are committed to making language practice accessible, affordable, and effective for all.

During my time at Transcend Network, I focused on building and running product and sales experiments to find product-market fit (PMF). I collaborated closely with an incredible community of EdTech founders, leveraging their insights and experience to drive growth and innovation.

Paris, Ile-De-France, France

Our online tutoring subsidiary was originally launched as A.LIVE by Acadomia which provides high quality live 1-1 and group tutoring for K12 students, placed by algorithm to generate homogeneous groups. This intrapreneurial project is the result of a year of R&D and six months of MVP testing. A.LIVE team was able to respond effectively to the COVID-19 crisis by offering students the opportunity to continue their tutoring session at distance, which resulted in 1200% subscription growth within 3 months. Today, ALIVE is now integrated in the company as third pillar of their business after in home tutoring, center tutoring and now online tutoring.

Paris Area, France

Using my background in Design Thinking, UX, service design and entrepreneurship, I was able to express my passion for team leadership, product management, communication strategy, crisis support and business modeling. • Managed Co_Learning, from research, ideation to implementation. It is an innovative learning space, a co-working center designed for middle school and high school students who want to learn and study differently. We currently built 8 of them all around France that led to a very positive PR campaign around Acadomia and innovation.• Managed and created Acadomia’s first Open Innovation, an event that gives any employee at Acadomia the opportunity to pitch startup innovative ideas. A jury selects projects that aim to disrupt or improve our products, our pedagogy or our stakeholders’ productivity. Resulting from a very persuasive pitch of a candidate, I helped the leadership acquire a specialized company. • Managed and created Eurek’A by Acadomia, a chatbot on Facebook Messenger that selects the right method to solve mathematical exercises. Our content is 100% user-friendly and bite-sized, designed by the best tutors in France.Tools• Led user and learner research with Personas, User Journey Maps, Service Design Blueprint, and Data Infographics• Led ideation workshops with Opportunity Maps, Value Proposition Map, User Testing & Pitch Deck• Led digital and offline MVPs to optimize learning or class logistics

Greater New York City Area

Chosen as the youngest of 17 founders for 30 Weeks, the Google Incubator Program for Design Founders, I built an Ed-Tech platform prototype aiming to connect corporates, universities and students on interdisciplinary accredited project-based courses.• Executed in-depth user research under the coaching of Frog and R/GA, both global design and strategy firms• Applied Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Agile Methods to build my prototype• Acquired skills in communication, marketing, software management, fund raising, and legal frameworks for startups to use in my pitch deck

London, United Kingdom

• Assisted to different stages of a product development from user research, workshops, prototype to testing• Developed ancillary presentations for director Nassim Ghrayeb• Created, researched, and documented workshop content• Coordinated tasks from different members of leadership team and managed communication touchpoints with clients

Paris Area, France

•Assisted chief diamond negotiator•Mastered diamond evaluation skills•Participated in product distribution and interaction with clients•Collaborated with creative directors, contributing ideas for the“Move” collection

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor’S Degree, Integrated Design, 3.92 Gpa

Specialization in Service Design, Minoring in Creative Entrepreneurship

Accounting And Art History (Summer Program)

Integrated Design (1 Year Exchange Program)

Product Design (Exchange Program @ Scad Hong Kong Campus)

Design Foundation & Service Design

High School, Scientific Baccalaureate

Drawing, 3D Sculpture (Summer Program)