#2 eBloom with Margot Wuillaume

Summary
In this episode, I spoke with Margot Wuillaume, co-founder and CEO of eBloom, an HR tech startup. The core product is employee engagement software but they've expanded their offering to provide a broader suite of digital HR tools. 
I’ve tried several different tools in this space as a Head of People I can honestly say that I don’t think there’s another tool on the market that’s more customer centric than eBloom. 

We talk about many things in this episode, the two stand-out topics for me were eBloom’s contrarian approach to building a product in a crowded market and their journey fundraising in the early stages. Margot shares how they managed to close their first round in just 2 weeks.

We talk about many other things including hiring, finding customers, the help they received as a Brussels-based startup from local organisations. 

Chapters

02:07 Introduction to Margot and eBloom

04:10 EBloom’s origin story

05:32 Building a product in a crowded market space

09:30 Launching during covid and finding their first customers 

12:03 eBloom’s first hire

13:50 The power of meeting in person 

15:53 Building a company culture that optimises for employee happiness

18:75 How a Master’s in Entrepreneurship became eBloom’s launchpad 

20:06 The origins of Margot’s entrepreneurial itch

22:18 Writing a book about management 

24:29 eBloom’s fundraising journey 

28:35 eBloom’s key metrics that matter

31:32 The Belgian entrepreneurial support network

Link to Margot's book
You can buy a copy here

Brussels organisations mentioned in the episode
StartLab
Réseau Entreprendre
HubBrussels