Paolo Privitera

Doochoo, Polyhedric Lateral Thinker Human Network Router, Serendipity Innovator, 15 yrs in tech, 6 startups, 10+ awards, 120+ press articles, 10 yrs in USA

I invest in 2 startups @ 25000 a year
How I like to add value

extensive and proven technical and business knowledge, serendipity cutting-edge innovation, incredible passion for any new smart project, extremely loyal and generous.

* a Polyhedric Lateral Thinker Human Network Router and a Serendipity Innovator *

Skills
What I've done

- 15 years tech experience
- 4 startups founded (Digitix, Mestre.it, Keyple, Doochoo),
- 4 heavily advised (eBonza, PonySafe, GreenPrefab, Smappo)
- founder of 1 agency and small incubator (Digitix - 10 years now)
- Head of Innovation of H-art (WPP group) one of the top interactive agencies in Europe
- signed with 1st clients Ikea and Toyota with my startup Doochoo in June 2011
- interviewed and mentioned on 100+ International articles (FT, Wired, TechCrunch, La Repubblica, Il Sole 24 Ore, RAI International, and many more)
- received several career awards from excellence centers, universities and conferences in Italy and USA
- 2011 awarded "Under-35 best entrepreneur" in Veneto region, Italy
- defined experienced entrepreneur by Financial Times in April 2011
- speaks fluently Italian English Spanish and French, restless traveler, power rollerskater, pianist for passion, and addicted photographer
- 2006, he developed CTPermits, a Permit Tracking Software for the California government

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