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Paola Rossaro Imagine H2O in San Francisco

I've done a bit of volunteering with an organization called Imagine
H2O. Imagine H2O is a nonprofit that empowers entrepreneurs to turn
global water challenges into opportunities. The organization incentivizes
entrepreneurs to develop water businesses by holding an annual business
plan competition and then incubate the businesses until they develop
into successful water companies. Our first competition has just ended
and we will be awarding $75K in prizes to the win… Continue

Added by Paola Rossaro on March 7, 2010 at 11:18pm — No Comments

Domenico Tanzarella Saying Goodbye: New Exit Strategies for Today's Venture Capitalists

Venture capitalism is not what it used to be. The bountiful returns of the dotcom years are long gone and venture capital (VC) firms are now struggling to exit their investments via initial public offerings (IPOs) or mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Also, a new regulatory landscape is threatening to hinder rather than help the industry, and the companies VCs inves… Continue

Added by Domenico Tanzarella on March 5, 2010 at 9:40pm — No Comments

Franco Folini TechCrunch: Can someone tell this Italian Judge what YouTube is?

Interesting article on TechCrunh about the decision of an Italian judge regarding three Google employees accused of breaking Italian law by allowing the video of bullying of a teenager with autism to… Continue

Added by Franco Folini on February 24, 2010 at 10:45am — No Comments

Gabriele Gresta Digital Magics is coming to Silicon Valley

HI, Baiaers....

I'll be visiting LA during this week to establish a subsidiary of my company.

On friday I'll be passing by the bay. If anyone of you is interested to meet me I'll be around all day.

I've just listed one of my company at the AIM London Stock Exchange.

I'm seeking for sharing experiences and investment opportunities in the Bay Area and I will be more then happy to meet smart people that has already some experiences in the bay.

If you wou… Continue

Added by Gabriele Gresta on February 24, 2010 at 7:49am — No Comments

Massimo Sgrelli A great product sells. Period.

Living the Silicon Valley spirit from Italy is possible even if sometimes not so easy and probably the most important value that I've learnt during the years is simplicity. If a concept or an idea is simple enough, it's maybe possible that a lot of people understand it and sometimes maybe help you to spread the word.

Starting from this concept I wrote a few thoughts about good vs bad web apps
… Continue

Added by Massimo Sgrelli on February 13, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Franco Folini Time: Berlusconi vs. Google, Will Italy Censor YouTube?

The political discussion about the regulation of YouTube in Italy just landed on the other side of the Atlantic with an interesting article from the Time magazine by Jeff Israel. "Hot on the heels of the Google vs. China censorship dispute, a new… Continue

Added by Franco Folini on February 3, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Stefano Leone A new long distance Triathlon Event will take place in ITALY!

after a year of hard work we are proud to announce the first international triathlon race in Italy. 3 October 2010: Arzachena Costa Smeralda will host a 2km swim, 200km bike, 20km run triathlon race. the happening will be a global opportunity to gain visibility all over the world by qualified Sponsor and Partners. for info about EXPO areas, Sponsorships and Advertising please email to office@tristar222sardinia.com… Continue

Added by Stefano Leone on January 30, 2010 at 3:40am — No Comments

Franco Folini The Italian Mafia increased profits by 8% during 2009 recession

According to a recent Reuters article, Italy’s mafia crime syndicates bucked the recession in 2009 to raise ‘profits’ by almost 8 percent with the financial crisis making companies and even the stock market even more vulnerable to cash-flush mobsters. “Maf… Continue

Added by Franco Folini on January 27, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Grazia Bennett Bizworld - Tim Draper - Il Sole 24 Ore - Grazia Bennett

This is a topic I suggested to Guido Gentili, former Managing Director, Il Sole 24 Ore, in 2003. I helped Stefano Salis, a journalist of Il Sole 24 Ore, to write the piece. I know Tim Draper well and I actually took the Bizworld course. I was able to have the course taught at my son's school in San Francisco. I wish that the course could be taught in Italian schools. Creating an entrepreneur mentality and culture is easier if the exposure is done at a young age. Thank you for reading it. Graz… Continue

Added by Grazia Bennett on January 27, 2010 at 1:27pm — No Comments

Franco Folini Businessweek: the Google v/s Apple saga

Last week issue of BusinessWeek had a very interesting article about the growing rivalry between Google and Apple. The conflict become firstly evident when Google CEO Schmidt had to give up his Apple board seat. Th… Continue

Added by Franco Folini on January 21, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Alf-Ole Føre Business start up, Italy. Rewarding opportunity!

I`m working with a big US Company listed on the NYSE. We are now targeting the Italian market. During January 2010 we are launching breakthrough technology which we now are distributing out into the Italian market. In that regard we are building distribution channels throughout Italy. We are looking for entrepenourial and business minded people open for a business opportunity. We are arranging business meetings in Milano where all details and information will be given. Some of the information c… Continue

Added by Alf-Ole Føre on January 14, 2010 at 8:51am — No Comments

Lucia Panini Solidarity for Haiti

The foundation La Stampa/Specchio dei Tempi from Torino has donated 50,000 Euros to a pediatric hospital, the "Saint Camille” of Port Au Prince, founded by a religious group from Piedmont; learn more about the effort and ways to donate here. Continue

Added by Lucia Panini on January 13, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Massimo Sgrelli Is it possible to create a successful start-up in Italy?

During the past days I've spent some time thinking about what kind of start-ups can become a hit even if you are outside Silicon Valley ecosystem. Here you can a quick analysis. Massimo Continue

Added by Massimo Sgrelli on January 13, 2010 at 1:52pm — 2 Comments

Franco Folini Attracting Foreign Startups: Access To US Could Get Easier

Very interesting article from ReadWriteWeb ( December 31, 2009): It may soon be easier for foreign startup entrepreneurs to set up shop in… Continue

Added by Franco Folini on January 11, 2010 at 9:59am — No Comments

Franco Folini BusinessWek: Silicon Valley's Commercial Real Estate Glut

This week issue of BusinessWeek publish a very interesting article signed by Dan Levy. According to the article, the real estate market in Silicon Valley still very bad, with a total office vacancy of 43 million sq. ft. (about 4 millions s… Continue

Added by Franco Folini on January 9, 2010 at 11:10pm — No Comments

Marcello Orizi Prossima Isola - una pazza idea di fine anno

Ciao a tutti, Il 2009 si sta per concludere e, come ogni fine anno, tutti quanti noi facciamo un po il riassunto di ciò che è stato l'anno che sta per finire e facciamo progetti per quello che sta per arrivare. Non vi preoccupate, vi evitiamo il nostro personale riassunto dell'anno appena trascorso. Vi vogliamo invece segnalare una piccola pazzia che noi di Prossima Isola abbiamo realizzato per iniziare il 2010. Molti di voi sanno già che la nostra piccola startUp è in finale alla competizion… Continue

Added by Marcello Orizi on December 31, 2009 at 1:53am — 6 Comments

Franco Folini "In Cerca di una Nuova Vita" Exhibition at Fort Mason

The Museo Italo Americano of San Francisco is hosting an important exhibition from October 16, 2009 through January 17, 2010. It's called "In Cerca di un… Continue

Added by Franco Folini on December 30, 2009 at 8:22am — 3 Comments

Flavio Notari The 13,000 years old tree and the modern heritage

Recently I have read an amazing article about the Jurupa Oak tree first sprouted into life when much of the world was still covered in glaciers. It has stood on its windswept hillside in southern California for at least 13,000 years, making it the oldest known living organism, according to a study published today. Scientists believe the tree, composed of a sprawling community of cloned bushes,… Continue

Added by Flavio Notari on December 30, 2009 at 1:31am — No Comments

Franco Folini NYT Article: Stendhal in Parma, Italy

Sunday December 27, 2009 the New York Times published in the Travel section a long article about Parma signed by Adam Begley. If you have some sort of connection with P… Continue

Added by Franco Folini on December 28, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Franco Folini Massimo Sgrelli: Why you can’t scale in Italy

Massimo Sgrelli is a member of BAIA Link (profile) and he today wrote a post on his blog "SmartUp.biz" titled "… Continue

Added by Franco Folini on December 21, 2009 at 5:30pm — 6 Comments

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