“In Italy, we are somehow backwards both in the sense of investing in new projects, and generally in promoting the emergence of innovative or disruptive companies. But if we don’t invest in this direction, before long we will be doomed …
“Silicon Valley is coming” warned JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in his annual letter to shareholders, pointing out at the increasing number of startups working on various alternatives to traditional banking. He was referring especially to the lending business, whereby …
Connected objects that can communicate with each other without any need for human intervention: a bed that talks to the blinds and the coffee machine – so that with a simple gesture, getting out of bed, the blinds roll up …
As Jeff Bezos and Jack Ma have very well understood, digital and physical networks are increasingly interconnected. We order online, confirm by email, but then we receive our goods thanks to a courier that delivers them to our door or …
Francisco Gonzalez, CEO of the renowned international bank BBVA, has stated that 50% of the banks could disappear in the coming years due to the so-called digital disruption in the fintech industry. The former CEO of Cisco said that 40% …
We have created NewsFromThePlatform to tell what happens on our roof terrace, which is the place where our ideas circulate, mix and merge, and where we are continuously stimulated by the smart, innovative people who work with us. What is …
In the USA they have a saying: “don’t drink and Prime” that has by now replaced the more traditional admonition “don’t drink and drive” with reference to the habit of driving after having a few too many drinks. Indeed, online …
We have been among the first Italian advocates of the message that digital technologies, new ideas and new businesses are essential to Italy’s economic fabric. They can bring innovation even to already brilliant entrepreneurship which is sometimes too focused on …
As The Beatles used to sing a few years ago… and if, back then, the streets were lit up by light poles, today the light comes from smartphones and tablets, where you can look for inspiration, book journeys, hotels, dinners …