Patrick de Carvalho

French-Portuguese, based in the Paris region, Patrick de Carvalho dove into the internet in 1995, straight out of studies in home automation. Three years later, at 24, he created his first startup, Planetepresse.com, pioneering press subscription e-commerce in France.

Then came February 2001: the dot-com crash took the startup down. It was inside that first fall that the mantra that never left him was born — "Je Ne Perds Jamais" (Never Lose), inspired by Nelson Mandela: "Either I win, or I learn." It became the backbone of everything he has built since. The same year, at Orange, he met Pascal Roche — the start of a partnership that has now lasted over 25 years. An independent consultant at Orange for 7 years, he led Orange Automotive division projects — including a mobile GPS navigation solution in 2004, before Waze and Google Maps — and took part in the marketing of the exclusive iPhone launch in France on 29 November 2007.

In 2006, he co-founded Wayma, one of the first mobile agencies in France, in Paris. Between 2008 and 2011, Wayma reached €1.5M revenue and up to 12 employees, with clients in every sector and a strong overrepresentation of luxury. In the same period, opening of a production floor in China / Hong Kong to cover the Asian mobile market.

End of 2011, the betrayal. Patrick rushed back from China to rebuild the parent company in France, while Pascal Roche took over the management of the Asian studio. Several years of long and demanding recovery followed. What had been a sentence ten years earlier — "I never lose" — became an operational method: every ordeal is either a victory or a learning you can capitalise on for the next step.

In 2013, Patrick and Pascal founded Apps Velocity — a consulting firm, development studio and digital & AI transformation agency, based in Paris. To date: +1,000 client projects delivered and +€30M cumulative revenue. Apps Velocity is the parent company that incubates the SaaS, methods and service offerings of the ecosystem — including RAPID by Apps Velocity, the AI integration method for companies.

In 2020, in the middle of the COVID pandemic, he launched Paon.app, an interactive presentation SaaS in 7 languages (+€100M in contracts signed by users). In 2022, he launched the #JNPJ podcast, which became the backbone of a full editorial ecosystem (Studio #JNPJ with 18 thematic podcasts, speakers agency, publishing house). In 2024, with Pascal Roche, he co-founded 72H Chrono — specialised in creator economy and brand podcasts (72h-podcast.com) — then the spin-off 72H CHRONO PRO that productises a website + content + LinkedIn triptych delivered in 72 hours for SMEs. In 2025, publication of "The Voice in the AI Era" — the first title in the "Les derniers Hommes" business collection at #JNPJ Editions — and launch of ConstrOK, a vertical SaaS for the construction industry.

In 2026, he launched All In, his editorial platform dedicated to LinkedIn for B2B SME leaders — integrated into the #JNPJ ecosystem and Apps Velocity. Blog, podcast, newsletter and signature methods, 100% free with no fluff.