Summary
Hugo Michalski is a Paris-based technology entrepreneur with a decade of experience building product-led startups in staffing and marketplace services. As Co-founder and Product lead at Side.co (formerly WeSlash) since 2015, he has steered both technical and product strategy to scale a pioneering Staffing-as-a-Service platform trusted by over 100 companies. He combines hands-on engineering roots from 42 and a Digital Transformation certificate from HEC with practical operational experience in client-facing roles and project management. Hugo’s background spans founding small ventures, running marketing and localization projects in Japan, and orchestrating community tech events, reflecting an ability to bridge product, tech and go-to-market motion. Notably, he focuses on turning interim workforce data into revenue-driving product features, blending data-informed product design with startup execution.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Track Digital Entrepreneur, Entrepreneuriat / études entrepreneuriales, Track Digital Entrepreneur, Entrepreneuriat / études entrepreneuriales at HEC Paris - 42
Bachelor of Applied Languages, English, Japanese, Marketing, Law, Bachelor of Applied Languages, English, Japanese, Marketing, Law at Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg II)
Baccalaureate in Sciences, Biology, General, Baccalaureate in Sciences, Biology, General at Lycée Kléber
Certificate (expected grad. 2016), Computer Programming, Commander, Certificate (expected grad. 2016), Computer Programming, Commander at 42
Digital Transformation Certificate, Digital Transformation Certificate at HEC Paris
Japanese, English, French