Nicolas Guillot
Founder & CTO
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Hi! I’m Nicolas, a developer with over 25 years of experience, now working as a freelance mobile app developer.
My journey has taken me from programming MS-DOS games to building electronic test systems for the oil industry, before transitioning to mobile development in 2017.
Everything changed during an eco-volunteering mission in French Polynesia, where I monitored sea turtles. This experience inspired *“We Spot Turtles!”*, a side project that has since become one of my main activities as a freelancer.
In 2022, an unexpected encounter with an Australian helped propel the project onto the international stage, eventually leading to it being featured by Google in a global campaign.
Today, I build this solution using Flutter, co-organize the Flutter Nantes meetup, and aim to expand the impact of this application dedicated to sea turtle conservation worldwide.
Quiet on set… rolling... action! From eco-volunteering to promoting my side project in Australia!
Lightning talk
How can an eco-volunteering mission on a paradise atoll transform a mobile developer and spark a project that travels the world?
From the beaches of Tetiaroa, where I monitored sea turtle nesting sites, to Australia, where my app “We Spot Turtles!” was featured in #WeArePlay by Google, this talk tells an unexpected journey.
It’s above all a human story: a side project born from passion, built between freelance missions, and growing into a concrete tool for marine conservation.
I’ll share how to turn technical skills into impact, the doubts along the way, and the importance of community.
If you’re a developer seeking purpose, or curious how a side project can take you further than expected, this talk is for you.