Pierre Sauvignon
Pierre SauvignonFounder & product engineer · Perth → Toulouse

I turn early-stage ideas into products people use and pay for. Entrepreneur with a product bias.

Nearly two decades across Sydney and Perth: incubating 100+ startups, growing a cabin business from idea to profit, and now shipping four software products solo. Moving to Toulouse in early 2027.

Open to lead product or engineering roles, Toulouse, from early 2027
pierre.sauvignon at gmail dot comLinkedIn
100+startups launched at Pollenizer
AU$40Mexit to Yahoo!7
25cabins built across 7 sites
4products live, built solo

Experience

Now

Founder, building solo

LobsterOne · TigerSoup · OnReplay · OnSilent

A small portfolio of consumer apps and developer tools, designed, built, shipped and grown by one person. I also contract with established businesses to put AI to work where it counts.

Recent

AI Tech Lead, contract

Respondent.io

Took the supply-side platform from zero to a production back-office, autonomous AI agent included, in under three months. Respondent.io ↗

2016–20

Founder & General Manager, Heyscape

RAC innovation arm, Perth

Off-grid tiny-cabin stays in remote Western Australia, incubated inside RAC. Grown from idea to profitability in four years: 25 cabins across 7 sites. Heyscape ↗ Brand story ↗

2016

Startup coach

Sydney

Moved back to Sydney to coach startups, before relocating to Perth.

2015

Product Manager & Designer

Evergiving

Led a platform, brand and design reboot for a Pollenizer alumni company, after a breather restoring a 200-year-old house in the south of France. Evergiving ↗

2008–13

Head of Product

Pollenizer, Sydney

Joined in the earliest days and helped build Australia's first and biggest web incubator: 100+ startups launched, ~30 businesses co-founded, the "Startup Science" method codified and published as a book. One venture sold to Yahoo!7 for AU$40M. Pollenizer ↗ The book ↗ The exit ↗

Before 2008

First venture

France

Started straight out of high school, back when Internet access came in the mail. Finished a Masters of IT while moving to Australia.

Building now

Four products, designed, built and run by one person. Three live, one parked.

Skills

Product management, 0 → 1 products, AI-first engineering, macOS & web apps, Growth, Brand & design, Startup coaching, Operations.

Off the clock

It all looks very serious up there. Here is the rest of the team.

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Pierre kitesurfing through the spray
Weekends, wind permitting
Pierre at sunset with his youngest son on his shoulders
Sunset shift, Perth
Pierre holding the baby at the kitchen table
The morning standup
Breakfast with the baby in a high chair
The breakfast meeting
Pierre reading a picture book with his son
Documentation review
Pierre bottle-feeding the baby at a cafe
On call
Pierre pretending to eat a small crab
Negotiating with a local stakeholder
Family selfie above a coastline
The whole team, offsite
Pierre on a pier with his two sons
The two little startups, on tour

Contact

Hiring a hands-on product or engineering lead in Toulouse? Let's talk.

pierre.sauvignon at gmail dot com