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A huge event and perhaps distracting. But not to be missed.
They had expected 20,000 visitors. We have not counted, of course, but certainly this year’s edition of the Web Summit went far beyond what could be expected from an event created to startups, but it quickly became more. Really, the place where “the tech world is encountered,” to quote the slogan of the event. A container in which debating the future of media, drones, film and television. So much. Everything. Maybe even too much.
Despite an organization virtually perfect (apart from the wi-fi did not work – who knows what would have written if TechCrunch had happened in Italy), the agenda dense forced to painful choices. And, unlike other smaller events where the distance between speaker and audience almost vanishes, here the “luminaries”, “visionaries” have sometimes a bit ‘the impression of speaking ex cathedra, celebrating themselves. Fantastic volunteers instead, a bunch of young smiling (including some Italians) are always ready to help the participants.
All in all a great event, great above all to what is a bit ‘the Holy Grail of startuppers, the “networking” (I know, shoot in bursts English words is not pretty, but inevitable in certain contexts). Of Italians in Dublin among the exhibitors there were so many, some of the ideas already well-structured, more eager to turn a company into an embryo proper. Among the first to report the boys CityGlance, application and social network for commuters, which helps people to keep in touch over the endless travel, while also helping to track down – by searching for facial features (respectful, shall, of privacy) or the one that saw the face in the crowd. Probably, if Baudelaire had had available would not have written “To a passerby,” but, after all, is not the time to yearnings. The app will be launched next month in San Francisco and then in 400 cities around the world.
Pedius, an application that allows deaf people to make phone calls using the standard technology of speech recognition and synthesis. is another good growing company. Having recently closed a deal with Telecom to integrate this technology in the call centers of the multinational, has landed in Ireland these days, and then it will be the turn of France and the United States.
At the Summit there were (indeed, there are, as it ends today) and also Fazland BantaMu. The first is a service that allows you to compare quotes from tradesmen and other professionals in the renovation of homes. For users, the service is free, the artisans are charged on the basis of the applications received, which authorities award the job or not. Not a fixed, but according to the attractiveness of the tasks. “We have created an algorithm – told La Stampa founder Victor Guarini – able to take into account the extent of work to be done, the distance of the house from restructuring the company’s headquarters and other factors, in order to” weigh ” value. The Italian market is responding well and shortly be landing in Romania and Germany. ” BantaMu is instead a platform that connects various types of music industry professionals. No artists or groups, but sound engineers, producers, illustrators covers: all those who work behind the scenes and whose work is vital to create a product, even if less rewarding in terms of visibility. Not surprisingly, in idearlo was just a sound engineer, James Garufi, with the idea of facilitating international collaborations. On board there are already quite well-known names among insiders and soon You should see the job opportunities themselves. Both Fazland that BantaMu (and, to a lesser extent perhaps, CityGlance) have a problem: they are in theory quite easily replicable platforms: to establish themselves abroad will therefore focus on niches and geographical own, well-defined, or develop extra services to high added value.
Finally, as the curtain closes on the Irish event, a thought, but perhaps chauvinistic human being makes its way: it would be possible to organize something like this in Italy? Perhaps taking into account local: imagine, for example, an international event dedicated to the startup hardware, with an eye to the manufacturing sector?
course in Ireland from its proximity of technology companies, which have nearly all the offices in the country, and the full operating and financial support of the state apparatus. But, if Google and convince members to transfer the headquarters in Italy is difficult (for tax purposes) at least on the second point, it might be possible to work with. Since the current government seems extremely appreciate technological innovation, it could be a great way to move from words to deeds.
Despite an organization virtually perfect (apart from the wi-fi did not work – who knows what would have written if TechCrunch had happened in Italy), the agenda dense forced to painful choices. And, unlike other smaller events where the distance between speaker and audience almost vanishes, here the “luminaries”, “visionaries” have sometimes a bit ‘the impression of speaking ex cathedra, celebrating themselves. Fantastic volunteers instead, a bunch of young smiling (including some Italians) are always ready to help the participants.
All in all a great event, great above all to what is a bit ‘the Holy Grail of startuppers, the “networking” (I know, shoot in bursts English words is not pretty, but inevitable in certain contexts). Of Italians in Dublin among the exhibitors there were so many, some of the ideas already well-structured, more eager to turn a company into an embryo proper. Among the first to report the boys CityGlance, application and social network for commuters, which helps people to keep in touch over the endless travel, while also helping to track down – by searching for facial features (respectful, shall, of privacy) or the one that saw the face in the crowd. Probably, if Baudelaire had had available would not have written “To a passerby,” but, after all, is not the time to yearnings. The app will be launched next month in San Francisco and then in 400 cities around the world.
Pedius, an application that allows deaf people to make phone calls using the standard technology of speech recognition and synthesis. is another good growing company. Having recently closed a deal with Telecom to integrate this technology in the call centers of the multinational, has landed in Ireland these days, and then it will be the turn of France and the United States.
At the Summit there were (indeed, there are, as it ends today) and also Fazland BantaMu. The first is a service that allows you to compare quotes from tradesmen and other professionals in the renovation of homes. For users, the service is free, the artisans are charged on the basis of the applications received, which authorities award the job or not. Not a fixed, but according to the attractiveness of the tasks. “We have created an algorithm – told La Stampa founder Victor Guarini – able to take into account the extent of work to be done, the distance of the house from restructuring the company’s headquarters and other factors, in order to” weigh ” value. The Italian market is responding well and shortly be landing in Romania and Germany. ” BantaMu is instead a platform that connects various types of music industry professionals. No artists or groups, but sound engineers, producers, illustrators covers: all those who work behind the scenes and whose work is vital to create a product, even if less rewarding in terms of visibility. Not surprisingly, in idearlo was just a sound engineer, James Garufi, with the idea of facilitating international collaborations. On board there are already quite well-known names among insiders and soon You should see the job opportunities themselves. Both Fazland that BantaMu (and, to a lesser extent perhaps, CityGlance) have a problem: they are in theory quite easily replicable platforms: to establish themselves abroad will therefore focus on niches and geographical own, well-defined, or develop extra services to high added value.
Finally, as the curtain closes on the Irish event, a thought, but perhaps chauvinistic human being makes its way: it would be possible to organize something like this in Italy? Perhaps taking into account local: imagine, for example, an international event dedicated to the startup hardware, with an eye to the manufacturing sector?
course in Ireland from its proximity of technology companies, which have nearly all the offices in the country, and the full operating and financial support of the state apparatus. But, if Google and convince members to transfer the headquarters in Italy is difficult (for tax purposes) at least on the second point, it might be possible to work with. Since the current government seems extremely appreciate technological innovation, it could be a great way to move from words to deeds.
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