Italy

9 statements across 9 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Oct 7, 2016 by Sean Howell · said 103 times in 53 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Everything said about Italy, oldest first

Oct 7, 2016 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hornet Displaced Competitors in France, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, Thailand, and Italy
“We're trying to deplete, displace competitors and key markets, and we've done that in France, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, Thailand, Italy, and trying to do that the rest of the world.”
Sean Howell Oct 7, 2016 ▶ 7:47 EP 440: $700k MRR, 100,000 Pay $7/mo For Gay Dating App Hornet, Will Beat Grindr?
Jun 2, 2017
Disclosure
Biggi's previous startup 20Lines raised $1M before expanding to SF
“We started in Italy, and then we raised about a million. We went to San Francisco.”
Alessandro Biggi Jun 2, 2017 ▶ 12:53 678: Creative who needs work? Try Zooppa with $8m Raised and $4m+ In Creative Projects in 2016 with CEO Alessandro Biggi
Mar 16, 2019 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Erba: 93% of Docebo's revenue is generated outside Italy
“And then we raised capital, we changed business model, and then we started doubling the revenues from 2012 to today with a huge growth and with 93% of the business outside Outside, Italy, 60% in North America.”
Claudio Erba Mar 16, 2019 ▶ 5:12 1330 This Professor Quit Higher Ed For Learning Management Platform, $24m in ARR
Jul 2, 2019 negative
Opinion
Italy's weak VC ecosystem forced MailUp to find alternative funding
“And secondly Italy is not Silicon Valley, so we don't have a very developed venture capital fund. So we needed to find a way to raise money without without having a venture capital around.”
Nazareno Gorni Jul 2, 2019 ▶ 8:16 1438 Why He Went Public With $6m in Revenue
Apr 13, 2020 neutral
Assertion Supported
Pompliano: 99% of early Italian COVID-19 deaths had pre-existing conditions
“99% at one point of all of the deaths in Italy had either some other health concern or a pre-existing condition.”
Anthony Pompliano Apr 13, 2020 ▶ 10:30 New podcast: Anthony Pompliano on Price of Bitcoin, Gold, Chinese Power, Corporate Bailouts and 3 Places He's Investing
Apr 22, 2021 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Insolvency Platform Can Expand to Italy, Romania, Brazil, and Mexico
“We are working now in Spain, but we have a technology to adapt to other European countries, such as Italy, Romania, and also We could adapt the technology to Latin countries, such as Brazil, Mexico, and other Latin countries.”
Christian Tanasi Apr 22, 2021 ▶ 2:16 They Did $210k Last Month Helping Eliminate Debt in Spain
Feb 8, 2022 negative
Opinion
Guerra says Italian VC investor mentality is lagging and 'a mess'
“Italy is one of the latest country. I mean, it is very behind the mentality and the openness of investors and Lucy to give you money is it's a mess.”
Tommaso Guerra Feb 8, 2022 ▶ 9:23 Software For Soccer Leagues Raises at $7m Valuation, Hits $35k in Monthly Revenue
Oct 16, 2022
Disclosure
Arrigoni: Bee has 70 employees with roughly 50% based in Italy
“About 50% of our staff is in Italy. So B is about 70 people right now.”
Massimo Arrigoni Oct 16, 2022 ▶ 2:15 Team Retreat Playbook: Why We Spend $2,500 per head for our SaaS team retreats
Jan 30, 2023
Assertion Supported
Ruggiero: Massive's Technical Team Has Published Over 100 AI Papers
“Our team is, is in Italy, and we have more than 100 papers published on AI.”
Gianluca Ruggiero Jan 30, 2023 ▶ 7:45 How he doubled from $500k to $1m Last 12 months selling Data as a Service
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