Tuesday,
October 30, 2007
First Generation Network: To Inspire
Italian Technology Start Ups
The
ANNOTICO Report
FGN
is attempting to overcome the substantially accurate perception in
October 30, 2007
One of the
sessions held at VentureCamp
this month was given by three members of the First
Generation Network - an organisation
looking to unite and inspire Italian entrepreneurs through positive case
studies and role models.
The panel was
made up of Vitaminic Founder
Gianluca Dettori, Marco Palombi
who founded Splinder and Marco
Rossi, Founder of Movenda.
First Generation Network now has 15 members who give up their time to
participate at events and give mentoring and advice to entrepreneurs. Its
a fantastic, positive showcase that proves it is possible to buck the negative
stereotypes surrounding starting up in Italy and the team wants to address the
no risk culture that prevails with providing real life proof.
The messages they
are promoting among entrepreneurs get straight to the point and were
highlighted by Dettori at VentureCamp:
1) You
can do it on your own - sometimes Italy suffers from the illusion that its
impossible to start something on your own without backing from friends in high
places or a powerful family. This is not the case and First Generation provides
the evidence contrary to the idea.
2)
3)
They also
highlighted a new project, Capturing
Creativity, which is being run in conjunction with the American
Embassy in
One of the points
made by Gianluca Dettori is something that has been
coming up regularly at events in
This is really
encouraging news for the Italian internet sector so if you are considering a start
up or just want more information to help you make decisions, First Generation
is a good place to start.
I would also be
interested in finding out about other schemes running like this one which could
prove a good source of information for entrepreneurs. Please let us know if you
are involved with anything similar.
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