What is ChangeNOW?
ChangeNow gathers every year concrete and innovative global solutions to face the greatest global challenges. More than 30.000 visitors on 3 days, at Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
Every year, the top gathers many hundreds of exposants on water, food, tech for good, sustainable mode, energy, recycling, and circular economy themes. A place to meet and connect entrepreneurs, investors and decision makers, to accelerate change, now!
Why is Greenoco still present on ChangeNow?
We are present on ChangeNow because it’s an event that gathers actors careful about the environment, but also careful about reducing digital carbon footprint.
This type of show allows us to present our solution to many people, companies, partners and potential investors. This helps to develop our network and promote the project.
Return of team members
For a better return from the show, we interviewed all the members of the team to give us their feelings.
Hugo :
What did you learn on this show?
I learned to speak about the platform to externals people and answer questions that seuls obvious when we work on it since almost 2 years. I also could learn more on the business world and its expectations.
What was the easiest, hardest thing for you?
Since I developed the whole solution from the beginning, it was pretty easy for me to talk and answer on how works the solution and what it does. On contrary, it was harder for me as soon as the subject was about the business part or when the person didn’t have enough knowledge in the IT field and that I needed to talk about the platform as simple as possible without using technical terms.
Did you live a first time?
It was the first time I met a minister in person and that cares about a project concerning me. I was surprised that a minister voluntarily chose to see us to look at our platform. It gave me some confidence in what we did and how we did it.
What is your feeling about the show?
Generally, I really like this kind of event. It’s allais interesting to talk about what we do to people that came, because they were interested by our project. It is a good exercise to understand what we are doing to the best of our ability and to convey it in the clearest and most effective way possible.
Kylian :
What did you learn on this show?
It taught me how to run a booth and how a day goes on a show. This allows me to explain the solution to people and be more confortable speaking.
What was the easiest, hardest thing for you?
The easiest thing for me was ti explain the solution in french. The hardest was to speak in english.
Did you live a first time?
It was my first show, it’s a great experience with good people. It was the first time I took a train and that was good, I enjoyed the trip, it was fast.
What is your feeling about the show?
It was good for experience, I’d like to go back on a show soon.
Jules :
What did you learn on this show?
I learned how work a show and to exchange with interested people by our tool including investors.
What was the easiest, hardest thing for you?
The easiest thing for me is to present the project because I know it and I could easily answer the questions.
The hardest thing for me was to go on myself to people that waited and looked in front of the booth.
Did you live a first time?
It Haas my first show, it’s a rewarding experience, that allows me to discover other companies and another vision of the business world.
It was also the first time that I went to Paris, so I took the subway by myself for the first time and after the show I went to visit the capital.
What is your feeling about the show?
I loved this show, that was a great experience that I’d do, I can’t wait to be at VivaTech!
Loïc :
What did you learn on this show?
I learned how. to be and that was the first time that I was making a presentation in english. It was interesting to see people’s opinions on Greenoco and that it even interests when they are not in the same field.
What was the easiest, hardest thing for you?
The easiest thing for me on the show was to exchange on the tool in English.
The hardest thing was to answer the questions in English and especially develop the project, It’s more difficult to do it in English because I was looking for my words.
Did you live a first time?
It was my first show and that was cool to see the interest that people have on Greenoco. People are caring. I’d like to remake a show and interact with more people.
What is your feeling about the show?
I met the minister, that was great that he came to the booth, he has a lot of presence. He shook hands everyone and not only Mathieu, he was interested on the tool and he tried the platform.
Doriane :
What did you learn on this show?
The world of entrepreneurship is not that difficult and that to exchange with people it is not closed and they are friendly and that you learn about many different projects. The living room allows to meet many people from different horizons.
What was the easiest, hardest thing for you?
The easiest thing is to smile. The most difficult thing was to talk to people without being afraid to say the wrong things and not having the answers to their question.
Being on the show was super rewarding for me and I could learn about lots of projects and people. I am much more confident in speaking now because it is a project that pleases. It was super training for me and it will allow me to be more comfortable on Vivatech.
Did you live a first time?
It was my first time at a big trade show, I had only done craft shows. It was also my first time shaking the minister’s hand. I arrived a little later at the booth and he took the time to greet me. Unfortunately I was not able to trade with him.
What is your feeling about the show?
It was a great experience, I am ready to do other shows and I hope he will have many more!
Charlène :
What did you learn on this show?
I learned how to introduce Greenoco and the platform and I discovered companies and actors involved in the climate. I also have more confidence in myself thanks to the exchanges on the show.
What was the easiest, hardest thing for you?
The easiest thing for me on the show is to talk to the people on the solution and explain to them what we do because I’ve been in the company for two years and I have mastered the subject.
The hardest thing for me is to talk about the tool in English even with a good level, it’s hard to find words and to respond quickly and clearly to people.
Did you live a first time?
It’s not my first time on the show, I was able to do the one last year. Before joining Greenoco I had the chance to do trade shows thanks to my studies.
What is your feeling about the show?
It is a show that allows me to increase the notoriety of Greenoco and to spread our presence on our social networks. I really like Change Now because we always discover new actions for the environment but it is also a place where we can exchange easily with entrepreneurs.
I can’t wait to be at VIVATECH and discover a new show and another environment.
Mathieu :
What did you learn on this show?
This 2023 edition helped validate the value of our approach and our software solution to reduce websites carbon footprint. Last year we only had one prototype, this year our platform is functional.
The feedback of many people from different trades and visions has been rich and numerous, which comforts us in the choices taken so far.
What was the easiest, hardest thing for you?
The easiest was to present our responsible digital approach, the plaform and its features, and to exchange with people curious about the approach.
The most difficult? I’m thinking of the pitch in English. An improvement axis identified 😉. We didn’t prepare this topic too much, but I now know that we have to improve it, even though we managed to make ourselves understood, when we are dealing with major accounts or investors, it is better to master the presentation in English.
Did you live a first time?
Minister’s first visit on the Greenoco project. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Digital Transition and Telecoms, gave us the honour of visiting our booth and discussing the project.
An interesting meeting, and it is always rewarding for the team and the project.
What is your feeling about the show?
More booths this year on the show, more conferences too, and a slightly different audience from last year. Always great solutions proposed, interesting exchanges with companies, students or investors, on a subject that leaves few people indifferent.
I was also very happy to see the Greenoco team ready to go to the visitors, and proud to see that the project we have been working on for quarters is interesting!
Now it’s time for Vivatech! The team trained at ChangeNow, and is confident. Can’t wait to discover this atmosphere and this very large show.
Greenoco at Vivatech with We Are Normandy
To conclude this show phase, we are joining the We Are Normandy pavilion for the 2023 edition of Viva technology! Accompanied by 17 other Norman start-ups, we will proudly represent the colors of innovation in the region.
On this show we expect contacts with potential customers, investors of the eco-impact system and new partners.
Find us on VIVATECH from June 14 to 17!
