Nicolas Lariviere
Filmmaker and Small Business Owner in Shawinigan, Québec, Canada
“The current state of technology and the leveraging of open networks is modifying traditional business models so fast that change becomes a constant that must be factored in. Applying agile techniques to business processes is effectivly disrupting the rules for success.”
Nicolas Larivière is the CEO and founder of Open studios. His vision is comprised with disruptive innovation, agile processes and collaborative organisations. Version Deux offers a range of integrated services allowing its clients to maximise returns using the Web.
The company has built a reliable and comprehensive infrastructure aimed at empowering independant creators into the business of effective monetization of their production. Ranging from real world brick and mortar live streaming studios, high end production gear and other so shared capacity, to also training and coaching programs and cloud based system services for content management, distribution and placement.
This loosely netted and highly adaptable organisation of independent creators acts then as a sole branding Web agency offering online enabling services to business and organisations.
Previously, Nicolas was the architect of the Suppliers Compliance Management Software suite
Cogniboxfor
SIM. As the person responsible for research and development, he deployed a permanent team for their Shawinigan offices.
Nicolas has been involved in large projects for the past 15 years during which he acquired a wide experience by being hands-on for most aspects of development and production. Furthermore, his earlier industrial experience and college level teaching has provided him with a good understanding of work organisation.
His strongest points are his ability to translate business objectives into functionnal Web solutions as well as being creative at problem solving.