About Manfred
Born in France in the 80s. Programmer, builder, optimist.
Who
I write golang and gnolang. I make electronic music, do handstands, and think about systems.
My work is driven by curiosity and a belief that technology should empower people, not control them. I’ve launched startups, made mistakes, learned, and kept building.
What
Current: CTO at p/nt/gno|gno.land, working on decentralized blockchain technology for social coordination.
Built:
- p/berty/berty|Berty - P2P messaging
- Scaleway - Cloud, hardware
- Wulo - Nonprofit ridesharing
- Mentored and invested in 30+ startups
Open source: 900+ repos, 50k+ contributions. Building tools that matter. Looking for maintainers. Sponsored by Google, GitHub, Apple.
Community: 60+ talks. Organizing Paris P2P and Web3 Normandy. Created Epitech Security Labs. Coached students from Epitech, 42, Holberton, and Epita. Mentoring entrepreneurs I believe in.
Why
Fun: Work on projects that bring joy and meaning.
Experimentation: Challenge the status quo, trash the v1, constantly explore alternatives.
Independence: Contribute on my own terms, free from rigid structures.
Technology for good: Build tools that promote freedom, fairness and transparency.
Integrity: Never sold my soul. Never will.