The Startup President: Part I

In which a young presidential wannabee melts hearts at a tech conference and a wayward journalist renews a fraught relationship with Paris.

Emmanuel Macron, French Minister For The Economy And Industry And Digital Affairs on stage in December 2014 at LeWeb with Grainne McCarthy of the Wall Street Journal and Loic Le Meur. Courtesy of LeWeb

The following is an excerpt from a book project about life in modern France. This week, I’m going to publish in 5 parts a chapter I had written about my e…