Je ne perds jamais
EN
Black and gold studio of the Je ne perds jamais podcast, golden armchairs and Je ne perds jamais neon sign

#JNPJ · Patrick de Carvalho's ecosystem

I never lose. Either I win, or I learn.

30 years in the entrepreneurial trenches. A podcast, a book, talks, a training program. Everything I learned about building, creating and lasting, I hand it to you here.

In brief

Je ne perds jamais is the ecosystem of Patrick de Carvalho, a Franco-Portuguese entrepreneur with nearly 30 years in the field. It brings together an entrepreneur podcast (110 episodes), a book, a speaker agency, a training program to build your company and a publishing house. It all starts with a mantra: I never lose, either I win, or I learn.

Artistic mosaic portrait of Nelson Mandela
An inspiration: Nelson Mandela

The mantra

I never lose.Either I win, or I learn.

I made it mine after my first crash. Ever since, it has been with me at every Cape Horn and every Himalaya that rises on the road. The inspiration is openly Nelson Mandela's. My own take: constant learning, curiosity, moving forward without ever giving up.

The mantra has many ways in. I share mine. Yours belongs to you.

The book Je ne perds jamais, a mental playbook for entrepreneurs, by Patrick de Carvalho
Je ne perds jamais A mental playbook for entrepreneurs who want to last 30 years.

The book

Je ne perds jamais

A mental playbook for entrepreneurs who want to last 30 years.

This is not an autobiography. It is a playbook. The mental protocols that keep an entrepreneur standing for three decades in the game. The crash, the betrayal, the ghost years, the dependence on the big client: you will recognize the scenes, and you will leave with the method.

  • The mantra that turns every failure into a lesson.
  • Eleven chapters of method, illustrated by the field.
  • For the leader who thinks in decades, not quarters.

The story

The crash that rewrote everything

Year 2000. My first company, Planetepresse, collapses. The web caves in, the money vanishes, the dream with it.

I didn't have the choice to win. I had the choice to understand. That is where the mantra was born.

Twenty-five years later, after nearly ten companies built, from Paris to China, I have never lost. I won, or I learned. Never lost.

The foundation

The #JNPJ podcast

To build is to learn.

Launched in May 2022. 110 episodes, 250+ hours of interviews with founders, leaders and builders. Startup, real estate, HR, AI, finance, sport. The field told by those who live it.

Available on

The ecosystem

Much more than a podcast

It all starts with the mantra. It all comes back to it.

30 years in the trenches

The numbers that matter

~30 years
of entrepreneurship
~10
companies built
2 continents
from Paris to China
110
podcast episodes
250+ h
of interviews

#JNPJ newsletter

10 minutes a week. 10 years ahead.

What 30 years in the trenches taught me, distilled. Method, mindset, useful behind-the-scenes. No fluff, no spam.

Free. No card required.

By signing up, you agree to receive my emails. One-click unsubscribe.

Frequently asked questions

What is Je ne perds jamais?

It is Patrick de Carvalho's entrepreneurial ecosystem: a podcast, a book, talks, a training program and a publishing house. The common thread is a mantra, I never lose, either I win, or I learn, which turns every failure into a lesson.

Who is Patrick de Carvalho?

A Franco-Portuguese entrepreneur, 52, with nearly 30 years in the field and about ten companies built, from Paris to China. He is also an author, speaker and host of the #JNPJ podcast. He runs the Apps Velocity studio with Pascal Roche.

Where do you start in the ecosystem?

The simplest is to listen to the #JNPJ podcast, free, with 110 episodes of interviews with entrepreneurs. Then come the book, the talks and the training depending on your need: get inspired, get trained or bring in a speaker.

What does the mantra I never lose mean?

It means no situation is a flat-out loss: either you win, or you learn. Patrick made it his after the crash of his first company in the year 2000. It is a mindset turned toward constant learning and action.

How do you stay informed?

By joining the #JNPJ newsletter on Substack: about 10 minutes a week, method, mindset and useful behind-the-scenes. Signing up is free and unsubscribing is one click away.