Entrepreneur · Author · Speaker
Patrick de Carvalho
I never lose.
Nearly 30 years building, launching and rebuilding companies, from Paris to China. I lost everything once, and I started over. Today I pass on what the field taught me: now it's your turn.
In brief
Patrick de Carvalho is a Franco-Portuguese entrepreneur, author and speaker. Nearly 30 years in tech, from home automation to mobile to artificial intelligence. A pluri-entrepreneur, he runs the Apps Velocity studio with Pascal Roche and launched the Je ne perds jamais® ecosystem: podcast (110 episodes), talks, publishing house. Author of « La voix à l'ère de l'IA ».
My story
Lose everything, then learn it all again
December 2000. The dot-com crash takes down my first company. A bailiff seizure. Everything to rebuild.
I had no choice about winning. I had the choice to understand. That's the night the motto became mine.
Twenty-five years and nearly ten companies later, from Paris to China, I never truly lost again. I won, or I learned. And I'm still on the ground.
My motto
I never lose.Either I win, or I learn.
I made it mine after my first crash. Since then it follows me around every Cape Horn and every Himalaya that rises in the way. A deliberate nod to Nelson Mandela. My own reading: learn relentlessly, stay curious, keep moving and never give up.
This motto has many doors. I give you mine. Yours belongs only to you.
The author
Voice in the AI Era
A strategic guide to understanding and using AI, by a practitioner.
I don't write as a theorist. I write as a doer, from the field, after nearly 30 years building products and companies. "Voice in the AI Era" is my guide for those who want to understand AI and actually use it. My next book, "Je ne perds jamais" (I Never Lose), is coming: the mental method to last three decades in the game.
- Written by an AI practitioner, not a theorist.
- Concrete, hands-on, grounded in the field.
- For the leader who wants to take action.
Work with me
Three ways to move forward together.
Book me to speak
I take the stage to talk about entrepreneurship, resilience and AI. Lived experience, not overloaded slides.
The talks Listen to meThe podcast I host
#JNPJ: 110 episodes, 250+ hours of interviews with entrepreneurs. The raw field, unfiltered.
Listen LearnThe training
26 hours to launch your business. 100% human, real support, 12-month mentoring.
Get trainedThe foundation
The #JNPJ podcast
To do business is to learn.
Launched in May 2022. 110 episodes, 250+ hours of interviews with founders, leaders and builders. Startups, real estate, HR, AI, finance, sport. The field told by those who live it.
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The field, in numbers
What I've built
- ~30 years
- on the ground
- ~10
- companies founded
- 2 continents
- from Paris to China
- 110
- episodes hosted
- +250 h
- of interviews conducted
Frequently asked questions
Who is Patrick de Carvalho?
A Franco-Portuguese entrepreneur, author and speaker, with nearly 30 years in tech. A pioneer of home automation, the web and mobile, today of AI. Several companies created from Paris to China. He runs the Apps Velocity studio with Pascal Roche and launched the Je ne perds jamais® ecosystem: podcast, books, talks.
What can Patrick de Carvalho do for me?
Three things: speak as a keynote speaker on entrepreneurship, resilience and AI; pass on his field method through his training and podcast; support your digital and AI transformation via his studio Apps Velocity. The simplest way is to contact me.
Why the motto I never lose?
Patrick made it his own after the crash of his first company, in the year 2000. When a bailiff drains your accounts and you're left with nothing, you need an anchor. His: no situation is a dead loss. Either you win, or you learn.
Multi-entrepreneur or serial entrepreneur?
Multi-entrepreneur. Patrick runs several projects in parallel, not in sequence. Digital studio, podcast, publishing, talks: everything moves at once, tied together by the same obsession with the field and execution.
How do I work with him?
For a talk, training, an appearance or an AI transformation project, the entry point is the contact page. Patrick answers directly.