Sarah

Hi, I'm Sarah, co-founder & CEO at Lobby,
based in San Francisco.

I'm a former Human and Computer Interaction researcher, ex-Airbnb and 2x founder.
I build an extension of human cognition, able to understand how we think & act. I'm passionate about neurosciences, hospitality and great craftsmanship.

Interests

I'm very detail-oriented, love beautiful objects and tend to go deep into the foundations of whatever I'm exploring.

  • Building technology that serves humans, not the other way around.
  • Collecting first-edition mixology books. My best find so far: a 1930 first edition of The Savoy Cocktail Book.
  • Nerding out on the science behind food pairing. Read The Art & Science of Food Pairing if this is also your kind of rabbit hole.
  • Discovering fashion brands that focus on details, high-quality craftsmanship, volume and unconventional materials.
Experience

Throughout my career, I've focused on understanding human cognition and building software that amplifies it.

  • 2024 —
    Co-founder & CEO
    Lobby
    Behavioral model that learns, predicts & amplifies how we think and act. Backed by Betaworks, Mozilla, Xavier Niel & others.
  • 2024
    TEDxAI 2024 Speaker
    Speaker on the panel about building Human-Agent interaction.
  • 2020 — 23
    Co-founder & CEO
    Moone
    AI assistant that helps managers connect with their remote teams. One of the first GPT-3 applications. Backed by Techstars and various angels.
  • 2017 — 20
    Operations
    Airbnb
    Product and operations role following the acquisition of Luckey Homes, scaled the conciergerie service.
  • 2015 — 19
    IEEE-published HCI Researcher
    University Lyon 2 & ENS Lyon
    Bachelor & Master's degree (dropped out). Impact of Pilot's Expertise on Selection, Use, Trust, and Acceptance of Automation, IEEE, 2017.
  • 2013 — 15
    Medical School
    University of Paris
Unreasonable Hospitality Reading now
Setting the Table
Belle du Seigneur
Bay Window Bohemia
How to Be a Stoic
The Pivot Year
Foodpairing
Restaurants, bars, auberge
Hunting down new and old restaurants, with a soft spot for places that obsess over great ingredients.
    Quests

    My personal quests that keep me awake at night. No timeline, hopefully the soonest possible.

    • Give every human a cognitive extension of themselves
      Extensions that amplify each other and work on our behalf.
    • Find a first signed edition of The Artistry of Mixing Drinks
      The 1934 Frank Meier original.
    • Write a book on the state of nuance
      Why everything worth understanding resists simplification.
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