Adrien Grusse
After a transformative year at France's top startup, I'm ready to take on my next challenge in San Francisco. I want to work alongside the top 0.1% of talents, push my limits, and bring my experience in growth to help scale ambitious companies.
My Journey
From Normandy to Tech
Born in Normandy countryside, France.Spent my childhood trying to make money by building wooden toys 🪵, helping my father during the harvest 🌾 and building computers for gaming 🎮
University & first business
The Breakthrough Moment: Joining Finary, the best startup in France
During my gap year, I took a chance and applied to a startup called Finary—without knowing it would become the best experience of my life.
It was there that I truly realized my passion for building and scaling tech companies.
Working hand-in-hand with the CEO and Growth Lead, I was directly involved in high-impact projects, learning firsthand how to drive growth and execute at the highest level.
Finary was the ultimate crash course in how top startups operate and scale.
Dropout to Move to San Francisco
After an incredible year at Finary, I had to return to business school. But sitting in class, I felt like I was missing out. The tech world was moving fast, and I was stuck, wasting time. So I made the decision to drop out. Now, I'm going all in on tech, sharpening my AI skills, and learning English as fast as possible—because my next stop is San Francisco.
2024 - My Journey at Finary
Scaling Finary's YouTube Channel
YouTube was Finary's #1 growth engine.
In 2024, I led the strategy that took the channel from under 50,000 to 350,000 subscribers—
the fastest-growing finance YouTube in France.
This directly generated massive revenue for the company.
I analyzed performance data to identify trends, optimized content based on metrics, and developed data-driven strategies to maximize engagement and growth.
CEO Social Media Strategy
Managed the CEO's online presence across Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Built the entire Instagram strategy from scratch, growing the brand from zero.
Designed high-impact content strategies, optimizing engagement and reinforcing Finary's brand narrative.
CEO book Launch & Go-To-Market
Led the full go-to-market strategy for Finary's CEO book, now a bestseller (not because of my strategy—the book was already a gem. But I'm incredibly proud to have been part of this journey).
Managed both the product integration into Finary's platform (500K+ users)
and the launch event in a premium Parisian venue.
Additional Projects
Building a No-Code Custom CRM for Private Banking
Designing a tailor-made CRM to manage high-net-worth clients.
Automating workflow using Zapier.
Scaling with Paid Acquisition
Managed paid acquisition campaigns across multiple platforms:
- Google Ads
- Meta Ads
- Apple Ads
Optimized ad performance to drive customer acquisition at scale.
SEO & Webflow Optimization
Leveraged AI to write high-quality SEO articles.
Conducted in-depth topic research and tracked campaign performance.
Managed backlink strategy.
2025 – Preparing for San Francisco
Dropout School to Go All-In on Tech
Left business school to fully commit to tech and entrepreneurship.
Taking the leap to San Francisco to build and learn with world-class founders.
Launched an AI-Powered Mobile App
Built my first AI-powered mobile app from scratch—without any prior coding experience.
Overcame every challenge to ship a fully functional product.
Learning English Intensively
Going all-in on English to be fully operational in SF.
- 15+ hours of study per week
- Immersive AI-driven learning
- Preparing to work with world-class founders