About Me — Max Dufour

Citizen of the World, French, American, son of Vikings, “wine expert”, world traveler, father, writer, consultant, investor, tech lover, and forever intellectually curious.

Courtesy of the author and his wife

Lake or ocean? If I had to pick any place, I would want to be in the middle of a lake mid-summer, when the water is warm and calm. At the beach, I prefer to walk alongside the shoreline, explore, and think. At night, I enjoy swimming in an infinity pool glowing from the underwater lights. That is it. That is pretty much where I like to be and what I like to do in a nutshell.

Of course, I would like to think there is more worth sharing. After all, I was born in and grew up in Paris, a unique and mythical place. The air was full of cigarette smoke and accordion music. Everything was black and white, shrouded by a thick veil of ‘je ne sais quoi’ and mystery. I have also visited exotic faraway destinations around the globe. I swam with sea lions in the Galapagos islands and dolphins in Mexico.

A one-way ticket from Paris

I spent 3 weeks in the United States one summer as a kid with my family. I then went for a month as a teenager with my friend. I did a cross-country trip in a van, from San Francisco to New York. That was my last…