September 2009 Blog Posts (6)

Help Us Re-Design Siliconvalleystudytour.com

So, after two years and more than 500 members I really think it's time to change the design of our network. After all I basically designed it in a hotel lobby and never changed it!!!

I do not love the logo too much (I have already designed some new ones) and the page is generally a little bit too crowded. Moreover we visited some great companies but that really does not show up properly in the homepage.

If you have some… Continue

Added by Nicolò Borghi on September 23, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Roma UpStarts Fall Kick-Off. Il 4 ottobre, a Roma, il secondo Startup Brunch

Ciao a tutti,

stiamo organizzando la seconda edizione dello Startup Brunch, un semplice evento di networking per mettere insieme la scena startup romana.

Ci saranno imprenditori, investors, developers, media etc.

Roma Upstarts Fall Kick-off

"A meet-up to start off the fall season of start-up events in Rome."

This event is planned to start at 1:00 pm on Oct 4, 2009 at Somewhere in Rome :].…

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Added by Stefano Bernardi on September 16, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

The User Experiences of Silicon Valley Study Tour 2009

The Silicon Valley Study Tour 2009 has been the 5th from 2005. This Tour reached some "records"..... the highest number of Universities (9) the highest number of work days (10) the highest number of interviews for intern ( around 30). The group of participants was special. Difficult to say how a melting pot of characters can create a great group...for sure it happened this year. Let's read here the feeling of everybody about this… Continue

Added by paolo marenco on September 10, 2009 at 8:30pm — 9 Comments

Silicon Valley Study Tour 2009

It's not only a matter of knowledge....the Silicon Valley Study Tour remains in every heart ...is an unforgettable experience

Added by paolo marenco on September 9, 2009 at 9:18pm — 2 Comments

A fresh Italian tech scene emerges over wine and pizza

Italy, like a few other European countries, is way behind in the construction and creation of a “tech startup scene”. That being said, as of last Saturday there was almost no scene in Italy. Not because we lack the actual people, but because we do lack the sense of community and cluster of a place like, for instance London or Berlin.

There are different explanations for this.

The first and most obvious reason is that italian startups are small in number and in most… Continue

Added by Stefano Bernardi on September 9, 2009 at 3:16pm — 1 Comment

Politecnico Milano Acceleratore Vs Silicon Valley: September 17 event in Milano

The Acceleratore d’Impresa del Politecnico di Milano and the Fondazione Politecnico di Milano

are pleased to invite you to the conference

A bridge between two worlds: Milano - Silicon Valley.

The Mind the Bridge Gymnasium and the start-ups of the Acceleratore d’Impresa

Thursday, 17 September, h 10:15

Politecnico di Milano – Auditorium - Via Pascoli, 53 – Milano, Italy

What is the motivation for an Italian successful company to open a… Continue

Added by paolo marenco on September 7, 2009 at 10:22am — 3 Comments